Three men in custody for kidnapping and extorting a 23-year-old man in Githurai
Police in Nairobi are holding three suspected kidnappers who held a 23-year-old man hostage in a suspected frame-up.
Dickson Mwendwa, 24, Robert Kioko, 23 and Philip Kilonzi, 28 years were nabbed yesterday morning by Githurai-based detectives in a single-roomed house where they held the victim.
According to Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) report, the three demanded a Sh300,000 ransom from the victim’s family.
The victim had travelled from Mwingi East to Githurai to visit a couple who came from the same rural area, only to arrive and find the woman of the house alone.
“Within no time, the husband stormed in accompanied by three other men, who landed on the young man with blows and kicks on allegation of having a romantic affair with the wife,” read the police report.
The three men frisked the victim taking Sh5,000 from him, before hurling him out of the house and whisking him away to the empty room.
The victim was forced to contact his family members to raise the Sh300,000 ransom, threatening dire consequences if they failed to comply.
The victim’s father contacted the detectives who rigorously trailed the suspects to the scene, casting an ambush that netted the three.
The victim who had been stripped naked and injured on the face was rescued, as the three were taken to custody.
“As detectives probe further to establish the crux of the incidence, the suspects are pending arraignment for their crime,” DCI said.
