Two men suspected of abducting a lady in Juja, Kiambu County and stealing over Ksh645,000 from her have been arrested.
The suspects, Laban Chomba Muthini and Peter Mugera Maburi, were arrested moments after allegedly abandoning the blindfolded victim at Githingiri Estate near Thika Greens Gatanga in Murang’a County.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says the two were aboard their car, a Nissan Note registration number KCL 320Y.
“Laban Chomba Muthini and Peter Mugera Maburi were arrested after the Nissan Note Reg. No. KCL 320Y they were using was intercepted after a road chase with DCI’s Operations sleuths, moments after abandoning the blindfolded victim at Githingiri Estate near Thika Greens Gatanga in Murang’a County,” DCI stated.
According to the DCI, the two, alongside an unidentified woman, abducted their victim on December 16, and stole Ksh585,000 from her mobile and bank accounts and an additional Ksh80,000 in cash.
“Reporting her ordeal, the female victim narrated to police how the said vehicle occupied by two men and a woman had pulled over beside her on the morning of December 16, and one of the men flung the door open forcing her to board lest she got seriously injured,” DCI added.
“Once inside, she was blindfolded and ordered to give her mobile money and bank account PINs where over Ksh585,000 was withdrawn and transferred to six registered lines, and another Ksh80,000 in cash stolen from her purse.”
After the ordeal, the victim is reported to have been thrown out of the vehicle at 8pm that night, where good Samaritans helped her to Samuru police station where she formally reported the case.
“After the arrest, an ID parade was conducted where the victim positively identified the two suspects who were then presented before a magistrate at Kiambu Law Courts,” DCI added.
Custodial orders have been granted to the detectives to complete investigations.
