FRAUD

Suspect behind disappearance of over Sh45m arrested in Narok

The suspect targets bank accounts operated by a leading bank in the country.

In Summary

• The police said that Nelson Kipkemoi, 22, was picked by banking fraud detectives from his hideout in Mulot, Narok County on Sunday.

• He will be arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday morning to answer his crimes in accordance with the law.

He will be arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday morning to answer to his crimes in accordance with the law.
He will be arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday morning to answer to his crimes in accordance with the law.
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Sleuths from DCI have arrested the mastermind behind the disappearance of over Sh45 million from bank accounts belonging to unsuspecting Kenyans.

The police said that Nelson Kipkemoi, 22, was picked by banking fraud detectives from his hideout in Mulot, Narok County on Sunday.

Kipkemoi is said to have been linked to an underground web of fraudsters that have been siphoning money from bank accounts belonging to innocent Kenyans.

The suspect targeting bank accounts operated by a leading bank in the country is reported to have fraudulently acquired money from accounts belonging to 481 customers, who are on mobile banking platforms.

He will be arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday morning to answer his crimes in accordance with the law.

The police have asked members of the public who may have any information that may assist them to arrest more suspects in relation to the crime to contact them through the line 0800722203.

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