The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested six men accused of posing as matatu operators in Parklands in order to kidnap and rob passengers of their valuables.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The investigation unit said the individual who provided the tip had witnessed the matatu used by the suspects being involved in an accident after picking up a female passenger.
“On the fateful day, the thugs who were posing as matatu operators heading to town are reported to have picked a passenger at Kempinski only for part of gang members to disembark from the matatu leaving the lady at the mercy of their fellow robbers,”
The eyewitness reported that after the accident, he realized a passenger had been kidnapped. However, the suspects then fled the scene. The DCI reported that as the suspects began their robbery, the female victim called for help, causing them to panic.
This caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, resulting in an accident. “The accident gave them up to a hawk-eyed member of the public who later confided in the DCI what she had discovered on the fateful day,” the DCI further stated.
After receiving the tip-off, the DCI assembled a team of detectives who launched an investigation, leading to the arrest of the six suspects.
One of the suspects reportedly had five mobile phones and a tablet. A female suspect remains at large. The DCI is now urging anyone who may have been a victim of the alleged gang to report the incident to them.
In a separate incident, DCI arrested two notorious robbery suspects terrorizing residents in a dramatic swoop on Monday, September 16.
The suspects were smoked out of their hideout in Utange village, where the sleuths believe they were planning another attack. According to DCI, the young men became notorious in the region, often striking fear in their victims while riding motorcycles during their assaults…CLICK HERE FOR MORE ARTICLE>>>
