Bonface Ouko, the main suspect behind a fake jobs racket that has been defrauding job seekers by promising nonexistent jobs at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, has been arrested by detectives.
According to DCI, Ouko was lured to a trap laid by JKIA based detectives last evening before being arrested.
File Image of the suspect
"Prior to his arrest, the 29-year-old suspect had presented a fake letter of offer to a detective posing as a jobseeker. The detective had been offered a financial analyst position, in the offer letter purported to have been issued by eurocraft agencies, a ground handling company at the country’s aviation hub.
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"To conceal his true identity, Ouko had adopted a fake name, Peter Kamuri, and developed a fake eurocraft security pass bearing the name. He would charge his victims various kinds of fees, before offering them the fake letters of offer," part of the statement reads.
A Fake ID card
It adds," They included medical fees, security pass fee, interview fee and uniform fee among others. The suspect is currently being held at JKIA police station awaiting to be arraignment in court on Monday."
