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 were 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.
These arrests bring the total number of suspects arrested in connection with the robberies to 15. The DCI has also urged victims of theft and mugging to report their ordeals to the police instead of taking to social media.
Just a day before the arrests, a motorist died while receiving treatment in hospital after being accosted by a three-man gang who sprayed his vehicle with bullets in Juja, Kiambu County.
