Police officers on Monday April 1, 2024 arrested a robbery suspect in Samburu and recovered Ksh500,000 stolen from a hotel.
This was after officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Samburu East launched a manhunt after a complaint was raised by the hotel owner on the night of March 31, 2024.
“Today April 1, 2024, NPS in collaboration with other security agencies arrested one Felix Ayiera, a suspect in a theft case of Ksh. 500,000/= that was reported at Wamba Police Station yesterday.
“The culprit who was aboard a Probox motor vehicle had Ksh. 497,350/= at the time of his arrest at Kalama along Isiolo-Marsabit Highway,” read part of the police report.
According to the police, the suspect had switched off his phone after looting the money from the hotel.
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Meanwhile, police have warned business owners to be careful when handling huge sums of money.
A similar incident occurred on December 20, 2023, when DCI detectives in conjunction with police officers recovered Ksh300,000 from four suspects in Turkana Central.
The four suspects namely; Stephen Kamire, Erick Odhiambo, Raphael Ndeda Otieno, and Emmanuel Okoth had stolen the money from a parked car in Lodwar.
During the incident, the officers intercepted a getaway vehicle at Sopel along Lodwar -Kitale Highway and arrested the four occupants.