Nine suspects were arrested in connection to nine robbery with violence incidents that had been reported across different locations of the country on diverse dates between May 18 and May 27 this year.
The thugs were cornered within Kamae and Lineka areas of Kasarani following a stealth operation mounted by Detectives based at DCI Nairobi area.
They include Henry Mburugu, Dennis Mwai, Stephen Ngaruiya, Joe Njeru and Kennedy Mawira. Also arrested were four women, Jecinta Wambui, Jackline Nyaguthie Njeri, Purity Wanjiru and Elizabeth Wanjiku.
The sleuths took up the case after a series of robberies committed in a similar manner, were reported in different police stations staggered across Laikipia, Embu, Nyeri, Nakuru and Kirinyaga in a span of less than two weeks.
The detectives backed up by crime analysts based at the elite Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau, unearthed the elaborate criminal network operating from Kasarani, Nairobi.
The suspects were arraigned before Milimani Law Courts and charged with robbery with violence.
