Atleast 4 suspects who robbed a foreign couple over Ksh13.5 Million in a fake gold decoy in Nairobi, Runda area have been arrested.
The suspects attacked the couple on October 28th.
According to the Directorate of Criminal investigation (DCI)Jack Ouma Okwiri,Nashon Otieno,Felix Ochieng Nyongesa were arrested in an operation at The social House Nairobi Hotel in Lavinton,while the fourth suspect Ronald Arani Kirera was nabbed at an office setup building in Runda Glory Valley number 685.
The Australian man and his Ugandan wife were lured into the country from Uganda by the suspects for a gold business deal in Nairobi.
The DCI says that the contact person who identified himself as ‘Raymond from England ‘ had days earlier connected the couple with Felix Ochieng Nyongesa,who posed as the seller.
“After a series of whatsapp conversations, Felix asked the couple to meet him at Village Market in Gigiri, Nairobi on Oct 28, where they were to do the business,” DCI stated in a statement.
After the agreement,they agreed on the venue where Felix sent a driver who picked them in a Toyota Prado driving them to the office setting building along Glory Rd in Runda,where more than 10 men awaited them.
“On arrival at their snare, gears shifted fast from the initial VIP treatment to a rough up that subdued them, with the man suffering hefty blows and strangulation that left his wife begging for their lives,”DCI noted.
The DCI further added that the Gang handcuffed the woman slapping her while touching her inappropriately.
However,the couple were robbed off $60,000 in cash and Jewelries worth $30,000.
The couple were injured while agonizing in pain the the gang hurled them back in the Prado dumping them at Rehema Hse within the CBD.
The people of Good will helped them to a South B hospital where they were treated before reporting to DCI Gigiri.
Later on,the operation team and crime research detectives launched a man haunt for the perpetrators,where they arrested 4 at the scene of crime.
Their arrest came along with the discovery of money counting machines,metallic boxes,forged certificates of mines.
Among others are customs reflectors jackets, military boots ,KRA certificates ,stamps,a Kenya flag and fake golden metal bars all confiscated at their Runda office.
Furthermore,the DCI have issued a stern warning of the upsurge in gold scams and similar frauds cautioning venturing parties of the existence of criminal rings.
Detectives are however well prepared to end the scammers who practice this crime.
The 4 will face the charges of robbery with violence ,attempted rape and kidnapping an Australian couple.
