DCI reveals identities of suspects linked to mobile phone theft in Nairobi
The suspects, Malumasi Aisha and Agaba Anestus both of Ugandan descent were arrested alongside Sarah Njeri and her sister Mary Wangui in an operation conducted by detectives within the CBD.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has revealed four suspects linked with the rising cases of mobile phone theft in Nairobi after their arrests on Friday.
The suspects, Malumasi Aisha and Agaba Anestus Majuni both of Ugandan descent were arrested alongside Sarah Njeri and her sister Mary Wangui in an intelligence-led operation conducted by detectives within the Nairobi Central Business District.
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"Malumasi, who was the first to be arrested was found with a parcel of 13 smartphones believed to be destined for the black market in Uganda. She later led the detectives to a shop located at Munyu Business Centre, where her accomplices Sarah Wangari and Mary Wangui were busy receiving other stolen mobile phones," the DCI said in a tweet on Saturday.
After interrogation, the suspects led the detectives to their accomplice, Agaba Majuni, who was waiting for the package destined for Uganda at the Simba Coach bus station.
The detectives from the elite Crime Research & Intelligence Bureau based at the DCI Nairobi Regional Command have launched a manhunt for more suspects in what is believed to be an elaborate syndicate sneaking stolen mobile phones across most of the city's sub-counties including Eastleigh, Lang'ata and Eastlands to neighbouring countries.
Mobile phone thugs have found it increasingly difficult to ply their trade in the country, owing to the state-of-the-art technology being deployed by our Cybercrime detectives based at the DCI National Forensic Laboratory, in arresting mobile phone thieves.
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