Detectives nab 3 men linked to string of robberies in Nairobi
By Cynthia Lodite, April 27, 2026A team of detectives from the DCI headquarters’ Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) and the Operation Action Team (OAT) have apprehended three individuals infamous for a string of robberies in Nairobi and its surrounding areas.
In a post by the DCI on Monday, April,27,2026, the detectives narrated a chilling encounter of a series of robberies conducted by the key persons of interest.
In one incident, the DCI confirmed that the three attacked a Chinese national while driving along Kyang’ombe old Mombasa Road.
“In one incident on January 23, 2026, a Chinese national reported a harrowing experience where she fell victim to a robbery while driving along Kyang’ombe old Mombasa Road. She was flagged down by a dark grey car, occupied by two men clad in what appeared to be traffic police uniforms,” DCI stated.
Under the guise of authority, they demanded her driver’s license. As she handed it over, the assailants seized the opportunity, jumped into her vehicle, and made off with Ksh2,140,000 in cash, money she had just withdrawn from a bank.
The DCI further reported that in another incident on March 17, 2026, a complainant visited a Bank in Utawala to withdraw Ksh4.2 million to fulfil an order for steel near Gateway Mall along Mombasa Road.
While en route, he was intercepted by a gang of four men dressed in blue police uniforms and reflector jackets, two of whom brandished pistols.
They falsely accused him of trafficking narcotic drugs, handcuffed him, and forced him into their vehicle, hooding him before robbing him of the Ksh4.2 million hidden in a bag in his car, dumping him in the Karen.
Series of ambush along Mombasa road
Meanwhile, DCI narrated that another complainant recounted a terrifying encounter after being entrusted with Ksh1,400,000 by her boss at a Bank, located along Mombasa Road in the Airtel building, for payment to her colleagues. She took a motorcycle, heading towards the Sayan Business Park.
Upon reaching Cabanas Interchange, they were ambushed by four men in a grey Mazda CX-5, who claimed to be police officers.
After forcing them to get off the motorcycle and into their vehicle, the assailants roughed them up, blindfolded them, and stole the Ksh1.4 million along with their mobile phones, later discarding them near a Hospital in Utawala.
“Driven by the urgency to bring these criminals to justice, detectives launched a thorough investigation. Forensic evidence led them to the three suspects, arrested at Kalawa Shopping Centre in Makueni County,” DCI stated.
Upon their arrest, authorities recovered their getaway vehicle, a Mazda CX-5, registration, along with a military jungle hat and three reflector jackets.
“It has become clear that these suspects are part of a larger, more organised gang that frequently alters the number plates of their escape vehicle to evade arrest,” DCI stated.
According to the DCI, the suspects remain in custody, undergoing processing pending arraignment. Meanwhile, detectives are hot on the trail, pursuing additional leads to identify and apprehend more members of this group still at large.