This archive report was first published on 28 September 2019.
On September 25, 2019, a father's swift action led to the arrest of five men in Huruma, Nairobi, who were suspected of robbery. The men, Rooney Bob Agego, George Owino Okoth, Evans Ochieng, Agengo Masika, and Gabriel Batistuta, were allegedly involved in the robbery of businessman Noah Kitonyi in Mathare last month.
According to reports, Kitonyi was robbed by six men armed with two guns while in the company of his friend, who had called him to his house. The five suspects were arrested after a father of one of them escorted him to Huruma police station after learning he was a wanted man.
The police obtained court orders to detain them until Monday to conclude investigations. Chief Magistrate Heston Nyaga allowed them two days' custodial orders and directed that the suspects be arraigned before him on Monday.
The sixth suspect is still at large, and the police are continuing their investigation into the matter.
