Police investigate gang targeting foreigners as man robbed of Sh5.2m
Statistics show that at least one Chinese national gets robbed of large sums of money every month.
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Statistics show that at least one Chinese national gets robbed of large sums of money every month.
THE STANDARD By Kamore Maina | February 21st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 On February 11, a group of Chinese nationals gathered at a house in Phenom Estate in Lang’ata in Nairobi. Among the invited guests was Wang Daoli, a 35-year-old businessman who lived next door. The group of about 20 individuals were in this house to celebrate the New Year according to Chinese culture. The businessman had left his house at around 6.30pm. Almost an hour later, a vehicle with only one occupant is captured on CCTV cameras driving into the estate and parks close to the businessman’s house. Read More An...
The arrest brings to six those who are in police custody over the theft. “Acting on intelligence, DCI’s Special Service Unit (SSU) detectives trailed the duo to Mombasa, where the 1st suspect on board a KDB 181P Toyota Vanguard was intercepted, recovering Sh2 million in cash from the vehicle,” DCI said. It added that upon the arrest, the second suspect, who had no cash on him, was also found to have deposited a million shillings in his Equity Bank account, which is believed to be part the stolen cash. “With further investigations ongoing, the Vanguard vehicle, which is believed to be ...
THE STANDARD By Betty Njeru | February 16th 2021 at 12:44:28 GMT +0300 Part of the money recovered by DCI detectives. [Courtesy] Detectives have arrested two people believed to be the prime suspects in the theft of Sh15 million from a Chinese national. Cyrus Kinyanjui and his accomplice Alexander Kuria are said to have stolen Sh15 million from Wang Daoli, a Chinese national on Thursday last week at his house in Lang’ata, Nairobi. Sleuths from the DCI's Special Service Unit (SSU) said they trailed the duo to Mombasa, where they intercepted the first suspect aboard a Toyota Vanguard and rec...