A team of law enforcement officers from Nakuru North Subcounty on Sunday rescued a Pakistani national from an irate mob baying for his blood.
This follows allegations that he had swindled the public out of their hard-earned money through false pretences.
The suspect’s arrest followed reports of a man being surrounded by an angry mob in Nakuru, demanding justice.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said quick intervention by police officers saved him from a mob attack.
However, his two accomplices managed to flee from the scene.
Preliminary investigations show that the suspect and his accomplices are allegedly linked to similar fraud cases in the area.
“It was also established that he was out on bond from Ahero Police Station, where he had previously been charged with obtaining money by false pretences,” police said on Sunday.
He had been ordered to report back to the station on August 20, 2025, but instead allegedly continued with his activities.
The suspect is currently in custody, undergoing processing, as detectives intensify the search for his accomplices, who are still at large.
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In June, DCI arrested a man suspected of defrauding a businesswoman of over Sh5 million.
According to the DCI, the suspect presented himself as a foodstuff supplier and allegedly convinced the woman that he could deliver the goods she required.
“A suspect has been arraigned by detectives from the Nairobi Regional Office over allegations of obtaining over Sh5 million from a businesswoman under false pretences,” the DCI said in a statement.
The suspect is said to have claimed he could supply 6,000 bags of 25kg rice and 250 bags of 50kg sugar.
Believing the offer to be genuine, the businesswoman reportedly transferred Sh5,912,600 to the suspect’s bank account.
The DCI added that after the transaction, the suspect allegedly became unreachable.
“Upon receiving the funds, the suspect reportedly switched off his phone and could not be traced,” the DCI said.
Following investigations, detectives tracked down the suspect and arrested him at the Isebania border while he was allegedly attempting to cross into Tanzania.
He was later arraigned before Milimani Law Courts Magistrate Caroline Nyaguthi, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on a cash bail of Sh200,000.
