5 Arrested Over A Ksh 2.9 Million Fake Gold In Nairobi

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested five suspects for defrauding a Korean national 2.9 million on the pretext that they would sell him gold.

The fraudsters were arrested by Serious crimes detectives on 7^th December 2021 following a confidential report that had been revealed to DCI by the Korean National, Mr. Song Sung.

The Korean National had been shown some bars that looked like real gold and he easily fall into the trap and made payment.

Five suspects are in custody after defrauding a Korean national Sh2.9 Million, on the pretext that they would sell him gold. The five were arrested by serious crimes detectives, following a complain by one Song Sung, who had initially been shown some well parked bars that he was pic.twitter.com/GIBl3SkT3J

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“The suspect had earlier been directed to a company known as Ekweme enterprises in the leafy Karen suburbs, where they showed him the supposed gold.

Proxies believed to have been working in cahoots with the fraudsters, who immediately went into hiding after receiving the money, led him to the establishment,” Read the Police statement.

The five fraudsters were identified as Robinson Gitau (35), Livai Kombo (39), Fatuma Mohammed (28), Eva Kimotho (36), and a Cameroonian national Utia Kugi (36).

Cc John Kachibo