Detectives have arrested two suspects linked to a violent robbery targeting a couple who had been involved in a road accident near KARLO Forest in Kikuyu.
The victims had been involved in an accident near Kikuyu Boys High School when two men, posing as Good Samaritans, approached them under the pretense of offering assistance.
However, the suspects quickly turned against the vulnerable couple, robbing them of their valuables and forcing them to reveal their M-Pesa PINs before draining money from their accounts.
The female victim was also subjected to a brutal assault during the terrifying ordeal.
Following the report, a multi-agency team comprising detectives from the DCI Headquarters’ Operations Action Team (OAT), the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB), and Kikuyu Sub-County detectives launched an intensive investigation.
Through forensic analysis, intelligence gathering, and relentless pursuit of leads, the investigators tracked down the suspects.
The operation culminated in the arrest of Kevin Ndereba Kilonzo and Shaban Warui Zainab in Kamangu, Kikuyu.
During the operation, detectives recovered mobile phones allegedly used to facilitate the fraudulent M-Pesa transactions, as well as two pangas believed to have been used during the attack.
Investigations have since been expanded as detectives pursue a suspected receiver of the stolen mobile phones and seek to establish whether the suspects are linked to other violent robberies and related crimes committed within Kikuyu Sub-County and its surrounding areas.
The two suspects are currently being held at Kikuyu Police Station pending an identification parade, completion of investigations, and their arraignment in court.
