Two police officers among four arrested for robbing student, friend Sh690, 000 at gunpoint

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

KNA by Muoki Charles

Four people among them two Nairobi-based Police Officers have been arrested for robbing a university student and his friend Sh690, 000 in Juja, Kiambu County, at gunpoint.

Police reports say Benson Kitheka Mutisya and Kennedy Muriuki Gathathu both based at DCI Kamukuji transferred the money from the two friends to themselves on July 31, 2023.

According to the report, Robinson Mogaka, a third year Machakos University student was driving on a hired vehicle from Embu to Machakos where he had attended a ceremony.

On reaching Kenyatta Road in Juja, he was blocked by a white motor vehicle registration number KCX 965B and three men armed with a pistol handcuffed him and forced him to take them to his friend's Abdulrahaman Juma house which he did.

It adds that they then handcuffed Mogaka’s friend and took them to Total petrol station in Marurui area and forced them to fuel their vehicle. They later transferred Sh 85,000 from Robinson’s phone and another USD 4,300 from both complainants through Binance online transaction.

On Wednesday August 2, 2023, DCI officers acting from a tip off laid a trap on the four after learning that they were again going to Abdullrahaman's house and arrested them.

They were arrested alongside two civilians; Mutenge Mbeti, 36, and Lewis Ndirangu Kariuki, 32.

Two vehicles were also impounded and a firearm that was used in the robbery recovered.

Courtesy ; K. N. A