A woman at the center of money fraud syndicate in Nakuru, Nairobi, Mombasa, and Meru to spend five more days in police custody pending investigations.

Following a Mombasa resident magistrate Rita Orora on Wednesday allowing a plea by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

The plea asked to have Ann Wanjiku Maina alias Anita at Moi International Airport Police Station to enable police to complete investigations into the syndicate.

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“I find that the application by the state seeking more time to continue holding the suspect has merit, “ordered the court.

“I therefore order her to be detained at Moi international airport police station for five days pending completion of the ongoing investigations over allegations of obtaining money by false pretenses.”

More possible charges?

While seeking to have police allowed to hold Wanjiku further, State prosecutor Victor Simbi told the court that the detectives are investigating her in connection with obtaining money, forgery of documents, and making documents without authority.

An affidavit filed in court by investigating officer Reuben Nyongesa states that Wanjiku was arrested on September 14, 2023.

She was cornered at Qwetu Beach in Likoni Mombasa where she had gone to collect the balance from the complainants.

She was booked at Moi International Airport police station before the matter was taken over by DCl detectives.

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He also informed the court that police are hunting Wanjiku’s accomplices who have conned many individuals across the country on the pretext that she would secure them employment and travel Visas to various Middle-East countries.

She is said to have closed her office in Ngara area of Nairobi and fled to Mombasa where she’s been operating “a briefcase travel agency”.

“The respondent was nabbed at Qwetu Beach in Likoni Mombasa where she had gone to collect the balance from the complainants.

The report was made by Cedric Mutiso and Alvin Kelly Mwangi at Moi International Airport Police Station that they had gone to her office to secure travel Visas where she advised them to make a deposit of KSh70,000

“The balance of KSh140,000 is to be paid upon delivery of the relevant travel tickets and Visas which they did,” Nyongesa stated.