Detectives have arrested four suspects following a spate of abductions along the Thika Superhighway.
In an update on DCI on Wednesday evening, the said suspects have been targeting travelers along Thika road.
The four suspects namely Josephine Njambi, Nicholas Mungai, Joel Kinyanjui, and Edwin Njuguna were arrested in Kahawa Wendani.
"Four suspects have been arrested this afternoon in Kahawa Wendani, following a spate of abductions reported in the last one week, targeting travelers along the Thika Superhighway. The dangerous gangsters who have made the lives of travelers to central Kenya a nightmare, were arrested following an operation by Ruiru based crime busters, who accosted the thugs as they lured yet another victim.
"When ordered to surrender by the sleuths who advanced towards their vehicle menacingly at double-bend position, the miscreants hurriedly obliged and leapt off the vehicle, landing on the tarmac head first," part of the statement by DCI read.
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The four were arrested in a dramatic incident that brought Wendani township to a standstill.
"A sharp knife, metal rods and other crude weapons were recovered. Their arrest followed the recent abduction of three victims along the busy Superhighway, who were robbed of cash and other valuables before being dumped in Kabati, Murang’a county.
"The thugs operating in a hired Toyota Vitz targeted passengers headed to various destinations in Central Kenya, at the Muthaiga Bus Stop and other bus stops along Thika road. Along the journey, the passengers would be robbed at gun point before being umped at secluded spots in Murang’a county," DCI added.
Following the arrest, an identification parade was conducted by DCI Ruiru, and all the four suspects were positively identified by the victims.
