DCI Bust Robber Fleeing With Whole Family After Storming 5 Counties

A robbery with violence suspect was on Wednesday, June 28 arrested and two firearms linked to various robberies in Nairobi, Nakuru, Kiambu, Muranga and Kajiado counties were recovered by detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

The DCI stated that the suspect identified as Ezekiel Kiarie who has been on the run for the past few days was arrested along Limuru road as he escaped with his family from the city to his rural home in Dundori,  Nyandarua County. 

"Detectives intercepted a Mitsubishi canter registration number KAM 231J, that was ferrying the suspect, his family members and their belongings to Nyandarua, after realizing that detectives were closing in on them.

Robbery with violence suspects David Mwangi and Ezekiel Kiarie Njoki who were arrested by DCI detectives on June 28, 2023. /DCI

"After conducting a search in the vehicle, a Czeska pistol serial number B022944 with a magazine loaded with 2 rounds of 9mm ammunition and a CZ P-07 pistol serial number C626319 with a magazine loaded with 12 rounds of 9mm calibre were recovered," stated the DCI in part.

The firearms have been linked to various incidents where victims have lost money immediately after making transactions in banks. 

Two suspects David Mwangi alias Mzae and Ezekiel Kiarie Njoki are currently in custody and being interrogated in relation to their crimes, before being arraigned in court on Thursday, June 29.

Separately, DCI on Monday night, June 12 shot dead four thugs responsible for a string of armed robberies in Machakos, Mombasa and Kwale Counties over the past few months.

According to the DCI in their report on Tuesday, June 13, the thugs defied orders to surrender, opting to challenge the detectives to a duel by shooting at them indiscriminately.

What the thugs did not know was that the detectives had kept track of them while preparing themselves in advance to deal with the miscreants who were armed with an AK-47 assault rifle.

"Unbeknownst to the thugs, the sleuths who had trailed them for months were sharpening their claws each passing day, ready for any eventuality that would lead to the recovery of the government rifle in their possession. 

"Sounds of gunfire rent the air in the sleepy coastal creek of Takaungu in Kilifi County last night, as the sleuths drawn from the elite Crime Research & Intelligence Bureau, augmented by marksmen from the DCI Operations branch answered to the thugs’ provocation with precision," stated the DCI in part.

The audacious gang was linked to various robberies, including one on July 27, 2021, whereby they staged a bank heist at a local bank in Matuu, Machakos County and made away with an undisclosed amount of money. 

This is after they disarmed a police officer who was on guard duties and took off with her AK-47 rifle that was loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition. 

Assortment of items, including an AK-47 rifle, recovered from four robbers shot dead on June 12, 2023. /DCI