DCI Arrest 3 Who Stripped Naked & Robbed Pastor Organising Benny Hinn Crusade

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested three robbery suspects reported to have abducted and robbed a pastor of his phone and cash on Thursday night, February 22 as he walked to a restaurant near the Nyayo National Stadium. 

According to the DCI, the trio were arrested at their respective residences in Syokimau, Kitengela and Kamito in an operation led by the DCI Nairobi Area Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau detectives backed up by their Lang'ata counterparts. 

The victim who's a pastor at the Christ Church was heading for dinner after a beehive of activities planning for the forthcoming Benny Hinn crusade set to be held at the national stadium when three men accosted him and bundled him in a waiting saloon car. 

"Once in the car, the man of the cloth reported to have been stripped naked and photos of him taken before he was forced to reveal his mobile money PIN lest the photos be uploaded on his social media platforms.

"Complying under duress, Ksh55,000 was transferred to one of the suspect's phones and thereafter he was released," stated the DCI in part.

Responding to this report which was made at Nyayo Police Post, the DCI team analysed the available forensic tips which led them to Village Apartment Hse No F2 within Syokimau where the first suspect was arrested.

A search conducted in his house saw three handsets recovered, including an iPhone 13 hosting the SIM card which received the stolen Ksh55,000 and a Process Data Quickly (PDQ) bank card swapping machine. 

After a brief interrogation, the suspect led the team to Kitengela where his accomplice was arrested at Stengo 1 Apartment Hse No. E4, in whose possession was the victim's phone. 

"The second suspect was equally interrogated, leading the team to the Katani area of Athi River where the last suspect was nabbed," added the DCI.

The three were escorted to Langata Police Station for custody pending arraignment on Monday, February 26.

Benny Hinn, a renowned pastor from the United States (US), is expected to hold a mega crusade at the Nyayo National Stadium on February 24 and 25.

This marks the pastor's second visit to Kenya, courtesy of the invite by First Lady Rachel Ruto.