Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two suspects believed to be part of a syndicate that has been fraudulently registering sim cards using stolen identity cards.
The police officer namely Boniface Nthenge who was stationed at Kitengela was on Monday September 14, 2020 arrested alongside a lady by the name Lucy Syombua by DCI detectives based at Kiambu.
The suspects are believed to have been using the fraudulently registered sim cards to acquire loans and other benefits from a leading mobile service provider.
During the arrest, hundreds of fraudulently registered sim cards and an electronic equipment believed to be used for hacking purposes were recovered from the lady’s house in Nairobi’s Umoja estate.
Currently, investigations into other activities of the syndicate are ongoing as detectives continue to pursue other syndicate members for arrest and arraignment.
Last month, DCI detectives nabbed five suspects for their allegedly involvement in electronic money fraud.
The five were arrested within Pavab apartments in Kasarani.
The five were identified as Samuel Githinji Njenga, Wilson Mugo Githinji, James Gitonga Maina, John Ngotho Kariuki and Ian Mbogo Kamau.
The arrest comes at a time when many Kenyans have fallen victim of cyber and economic crimes.
This, has for months seen the DCI constantly warn members of the public through its official social media accounts to be extra careful when dealing with individuals who run online business.
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nothing like Justice in Kenya's electoral body.this greediest must vacate the office
Your Comment : I have now believed that we do not have an independent electoral and boundaries commission , instead we have a congregation of greedy individuals out to misuse Kenyans and bring chaos to our country. #Remove them. #clean the top leadership.
Congratulations to Governor Mutua,you really deserve to lead in the best performing governors,,, those ranked last should be dealt with accordingly for misappropriating public funds
Raila was the hunter now the hunted... how do trust a hyena like Uhuru.. You both greedy... you dug your grave lie in it... What handshake.. Crap...
Babu aje zake,handshake is for all Kenyans, and Kibra believe in handshake, there4, Uhuru And Raila should have different candidates and whoever Will go through Will be thé product of handshake
Babu waja ukoloni bwana, there's no direct ticket
Hehehe, supporting somebody was not an agreement in the handshake my friends!! Remember Raila caused many to die during the era of maandamano hence Uhuru devised a method how to tame this power hungry man!! Mariga must win
Your Raila and uhuru come from different political party,. Everyone is free to handle his party issues and i salute the president for supporting mariga being the jubilee candidate. Raila is also supporting the odm candidate and no one is against that. Some people are taking handshake as political party while it's not. Please mr mp style up.
Babu wacha kiherehere or baba will tie u the same tree kidero and obado were rope tied when the latters looked threatening the leadership of baba in nyanza
wacha kiherehere babu