This archive report was first published on 7 October 2021.
Published on October 7, 2021, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are hot on the heels of a six-man gang that held a family hostage during a robbery incident in Nakuru's Bahati area on Tuesday.
The suspects, who were armed with machetes, stormed the house where a 7-member family was enjoying their favorite TV program, injuring the man of the house in the process.
According to the DCI, the gang then tied up the wife, daughter, three grandchildren aged between 10 and three, and their house help, before ransacking the entire house for over 9 hours.
The suspects made off with valuables worth hundreds of thousands of shillings, including four TV sets, four mobile phones, three gas cylinders, a HP laptop, fridge, mortar, bicycle, and assorted clothing.
They further transferred Sh141,800 from one of the victim's accounts before loading their loot into the family's van, which they used as their getaway vehicle on Wednesday morning.
When the family finally managed to free themselves, they booked the robbery report at Bahati Police Station, where detectives initiated a manhunt for the criminal gang immediately.
DCI agents staged an operation to find the suspects and managed to recover the stolen vehicle abandoned by the roadside in Nakuru's Tuinuane area.
