Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested the main suspect behind disappearance of millions of shillings from Kenyans’ bank accounts.
In a statement on Sunday night, DCI noted that Nelson Kipkemoi 22, was arrested in Mulot, Narok County where he was hiding.
He is accused of masterminding the theft of over Ksh 45 Million from bank accounts belonging to unsuspecting Kenyans.
The detectives suspect that Kipkemoi is part of an underground web syndicate that has been siphoning money from bank accounts belonging to innocent Kenyans.
“The suspect targeting bank accounts operated by a leading bank in the country is reported to have fraudulently acquired money from accounts belonging to 481 customers, who are on mobile banking platforms. Kipkemoi shall be arraigned at Milimani law courts tomorrow morning, to answer to his crimes in accordance with the law,” DCI’s statement read in part.
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File image of police arresting a suspect. [Photo: Courtesy]
The agency has invited Kenyans who may have any information regarding the case to reach out to its detectives in order to facilitate more arrests and prosecution.
Meanwhile, ever since the corona pandemic hit the country in March 2020, most Kenyans resorted to mobile banking and cashless transactions, prompting fraudsters to venture into online scams.
A good number of Kenyans have fallen prey to online scams that have seen them lose a lot of money.
On some occasions, fraudsters would pose as an online enterprise, advertise eye-catching products, and request for a deposit, only for them to go missing.
