DCI Arrest Suspects In Violent Attack & Robbery Of Foreign Couple’s Ksh 4.5 Million

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kenya has arrested four suspects involved in a violent attack and robbery targeting a foreign couple. The incident occurred on October 28, 2023, in the affluent Runda area of Nairobi.

The suspects, identified as Jack Ouma Okwiri, Nashon Otieno Angudha, Felix Ochieng’ Nyongesa, and Ronald Arani Kirera, were arrested at The Social House Nairobi Hotel in Lavington and an office building in Runda Glory Valley.

The victims, an Australian man and his Ugandan wife, were lured to Nairobi under the guise of a gold business deal. The suspects posed as a gold seller and set up a meeting with the couple at Village Market in Gigiri. Upon arrival, the couple was picked up by a driver in a Toyota Prado and taken to an office building along Glory Road in Runda.

More than 10 suspects were waiting for the couple at the office building. The couple was subjected to physical assault, strangulation, and attempts of rape. The suspects made off with $60,000 (Sh9 million) in cash and jewelry valued at over $30,000 (Sh4.5 million).

The victims were later dumped at Rehema Hse within the CBD. Good Samaritans assisted them to a South B hospital, where they received medical attention before reporting the incident to DCI Gigiri.

An intensive operation, led by a team of crime research detectives, resulted in the arrest of the four suspects. The DCI also recovered incriminating evidence at their Runda office, including money counting machines, metallic boxes, forged certificates of mines, customs reflector jackets, military boots, KRA certificates, stamps, a Kenyan flag, and fake golden metal bars.

The DCI has issued a warning regarding the surge in gold scams and similar fraudulent activities. They cautioned potential victims about the existence of well-organized criminal rings and assured the public that detectives are actively pursuing these criminals.