This archive report was first published on 23 June 2021.
On June 23, 2021, a multi-agency team of detectives from the Cyber and Forensic Analysis and Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau, in collaboration with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), arrested six suspects linked to a series of robberies along Nairobi's Southern By-Pass.
According to the DCI, the suspects were arrested in Kawangware, Nairobi, and are aged between 21-32 years. The suspects include Messi Martha Mutioka, Tevin Njuguna, Edward Baraza Shikoba, Lawrence Gitahi Ndirangu, Kenneth Maina Chege, and David Lugali Asianja.
During the operation, police recovered over 100 assorted mobile phones, which are suspected to be stolen. One person who had fallen victim to the theft managed to identify her phone, and authorities have urged persons who have lost their phones to visit the Lang'ata Police Station to identify their items.
This latest development comes in the backdrop of rising crime and insecurity in Nairobi and especially in the Central Business District (CBD). Just this week, a team of conmen and conwomen were accosted by angry residents around Kenya National Archives in Nairobi, following rampant complaints that they were terrorising and mugging city residents and by-passers.
On Monday, the DCI urged victims of theft and mugging to report their ordeals to the police instead of taking to social media. The authority further urged them to formalise those complaints as guided to facilitate the prosecution process once arrests are effected.
