Detectives based in Nakuru’s Bahati area, are looking for a group of six men that held a family hostage the whole night before escaping with valuables worth hundreds of thousands.
According to Directorate of Criminal Investigation, the machete-wielding gang raided the home minutes before 9 pm on Tuesday night.
The suspects are said to have inflicted injuries on the man of the house, tied up his wife, daughter, their three grandchildren aged between three and ten, and their house help.
“Not in a hurry, the robbers ransacked the entire house for over 9 hours, packing the four TV sets, four mobile phones, three gas cylinders, a HP laptop, fridge, mortar, bicycle, assorted clothing among other valuables,” stated the police report.
The six then transferred Sh80,000 from the daughter’s Mpesa account, and another Sh61,800 from her bank account.
“Satisfied with their kill, they shamelessly loaded the items into the family’s Nissan NV200 van, which they used to stage their daring escape at around 5.45am!” stated DCI.
The family reported the matter at Bahati Police Station leading to a manhunt yesterday.
The hunt for the suspects led detectives to Nakuru’s Tuinuane area, where the stolen Nissan NV200 Reg No. KCX 125Y was found abandoned by the roadside.
As the police make efforts to recover the stolen valuables and effect the arrest of the suspects, the injured man is receiving treatment at a local hospital.