Police Arrest Suspected Gang Members Using Catapult To Rob People In Nairobi

Police have arrested five suspects believed to be members of a gang that broke into a businessman's car in Nairobi's South C neighborhood and stole nearly Ksh.3 million in cash.

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the five suspects used a catapult to smash the vehicle's window before fleeing with a bag containing Ksh.900,000 and another USD 15,000 (approximately 2 million)

The five include; Charles Nzomo, Paul Mukungi, Vincent Raguma, Jane Mueni, and Shaban Rashid Maingi. 

They are also said to have taken the businessman's KCB, DTB, and Gulf African Bank ATM cards, a national ID card, a smart driver's licence, and work-related documents.

He later received notification that Ksh.40,000 had been withdrawn from his DTB and KCB accounts via an ATM in Embakasi, Nairobi.

After the man reported the incident, the Nairobi region Crime Research team and the Operations Unit launched a forensic-led trail and apprehended the five suspects after they traced Nzomo's car to Tsavo Gardens and later retrieved the victim's KCB ATM card and a catapult, alleged to have been used to break into the car.

The DCI stated that according to CCTV footage where the man had parked the car, Nzomo was captured smashing the car window with a catapult, Mukungu and Raguma were on the lookout duty, Mueni was monitoring the victim, while Maingi had parked a getaway Mazda Demio car outside.