The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has announced the arrest of the two main suspects behind the kidnapping and torture of Eastleigh businesswoman, Hafsa Mohamed Lukman.
In a statement, the two Jackson Njogu, 24 and Hafsa Abdi, 21 were arrested on Sunday by detectives from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau and Special Service Unit in Kinangop.
"This morning was not their lucky day though. They were smoked out of room number 8 at Crystal view lodge, where they had imagined that our hawk-eyed detectives would never find them," DCI said.
The two who are lovers are believed to have engineered the kidnapping of Hafsa from her shop and went on to steal Sh650,000 from her bank accounts while she was in captivity.
Njogu and Hafsa then escaped to Kinangop and purchased a bar, which they were operating.
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The Kamukunji based businesswoman, Hafsa Mohamed Lukman was kidnapped on June 15.
She was later found by detectives last Sunday, June 20, at a dingy room in Matopeni area in Kayole, where she had been forced to stay inside an empty water tank.
The kidnappers had demanded a ransom of Sh5 million in exchange for her release, but when the ransom wasn’t delivered, they fled, leaving her behind.
"DCI detectives shall spare no efforts in ensuring that every kidnapper who takes hostage innocent victims leaving their families in anguish, is arrested and made to account for their actions," DCI added.
