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Four Suspects Arrested for Robbery and  Abductions On Thika Road
local news

Four Suspects Arrested for Robbery and Abductions On Thika Road

Four suspects were arrested on Wednesday in Kahawa Wendani, Kiambu following a spate of abductions of travellers on the Thika Superhighway. Their arrest follows 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 four, in a statement from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, were arrested while luring another victim following an operation by Ruiru-based officers. An identification parade was then conducted after the arrest to confirm the identity of the suspects who were detained in police custody after positive identification. "They are currently being processed to answer to charges of Robbery With Violence contrary to Section 296 (2) of the Pena...
How Nigerian Instagram influencer engaged in Cyber Crime and got away with billions.
Entertainment

How Nigerian Instagram influencer engaged in Cyber Crime and got away with billions.

Ramon Abbas - known to his 2.5 million Instagram followers as Hushpuppi - is considered by the FBI to be one of the world's most high-profile fraudsters and faces a prison sentence of up to 20 years in the US after pleading guilty to money laundering. The BBC has used newly available court documents to uncover the man behind cyber heists that have cost his victims millions, from his humble beginnings as a "Yahoo Boy" hustler in Nigeria to a so-called "Billionaire Gucci Master" living a life of luxury in Dubai before his arrest last year. The 37-year-old began his career in Oworonshoki, a poor coastal area in the north-east of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital. Local driver Seye told the BBC that he remembered Abbas as a young boy working alongside his mother in the Olojojo ...