DCI nabs person of interest linked to gunpoint robbery incident in Nyeri
By Aloys Michael, September 17, 2025Detectives have arrested a person of interest over a staged gunpoint heist against a charcoal vendor, making off with Ksh200,000 in Mukurweini Sub-County in Nyeri.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) X statement on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the person of interest was apprehended following a complaint lodged by the charcoal vendor.
“Detectives drawn from the Operations Action Team (OAT) and the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) have arrested a robbery-with-violence suspect who staged a gunpoint heist against a charcoal vendor, making away with Ksh200,000 in Mukurweini Sub-County,” the statement read in part.
The victim is said to have been violently robbed in the Nguyoini area, Mukuruweini Sub-County.
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“Preliminary investigations reveal that the vendor, who operates a charcoal business in Mukurweini town, was lured by the suspect under the guise of a lucrative deal,” the DCI said.
Sleuths have said the person of interest posed as a customer, informing the victim that a friend required 20 sacks of charcoal, although he had insufficient stock. The charcoal seller gathered suppliers to meet the request, after which the ordeal took place.
“The suspect, together with his accomplices, forced the victim into the vehicle, where he was assaulted and coerced at gunpoint to surrender his Equitel account PIN,” the DCI explained.
At gunpoint, DCI says the gang then withdrew Ksh200,000 from his account and pushed him out of the SUV, and he was held at gunpoint by a female accomplice before the vehicle sped off towards Mukurweini.
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Moments later, DCI narrated that a red motorcycle picked up the armed woman, disappearing in the same direction, leaving the victim lying helpless on the ground.
It is a piece of forensic intelligence that the detectives used to track down the person of interest, who is currently in police custody, waiting to be taken to court on Thursday, September 18, 2025.
“Thanks to forensic intelligence, detectives trailed down and arrested the suspect, who is currently in custody, undergoing processing pending arraignment,” the statement read.
The detectives are interrogating the person of interest in the police station to establish accomplices and more gangs in an effort to tame insecurity in the region.