DCI detectives on Wednesday, June 12 arrested two notorious suspects believed to be behind a series of housebreaking incidents in Kiambu and Nairobi counties.
Lavender Akinyi Ogilo and Vincent Odhiambo Otieno were arrested by detectives attached to Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) in connection with two housebreaking and theft incidents that took place on April 1 and 19, 2024.
On the material date, officers at Kibiku Police Station received a report that suspected housebreakers had broken into House No.17 in Kitisuru Terraces, by removing a window pane from the kitchen door and mastering the padlock.
From therein, a 55″ TCL TV, 40″ Samsung TV, a wrist watch, an iPad, computer monitor, a MacBook laptop, wall paintings, carpets among other items had been stolen.
In the second incident on April 19, 2024, another house at Oak Valley Apartments located along Mvuli Road in Kileleshwa was broken into by six perpetrators who mastered the lock of the main door.
Luckily, the homeowner interrupted the invaders’ party after returning home earlier than expected, although they managed to leave with thousands of cash.
Though slightly injured, the victim was also able to spot the robbers hop into a white vehicle (Reg.No KDG 305C) whose make was not immediately established, which then drove away.
Following days of persistent manhunt, the two earlier mentioned suspects, who are neither new to the underworld dealings nor courtrooms were yesterday nabbed.
“Lavender Akinyi was ejected from her four bedroom house located within Kirigiti while her partner in crime was flushed from a Kasarani base. A black Mercedes Benz T733 DTP used by the suspects in their criminal activities has also been impounded, and efforts to round up the remaining four accomplices are ongoing,” the DCI reports.
Notably, the two arrested suspects were among a gang of six members nabbed and arraigned for a violent robbery by Kilimani detectives on May 18, 2019, with warrants of arrest in force against Lavender for absconding court and jumping bail.
