DCI Corners Suspect Linked to Violent Robbery in Nairobi’s Parklands

A viral video captured the brazen attack, prompting investigations as detectives pursued leads to identify those involved in the robbery.

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a suspect captured in a widely circulated video showing a violent robbery in Parklands, Nairobi.

The suspect was apprehended on Wednesday, October 21, following an intelligence-led operation by officers from Gigiri.

According to the DCI, the suspect was allegedly part of a group that attacked a member of the public, stole his valuables and escaped.

“Detectives from Gigiri have arrested a suspect captured in a viral video alongside his accomplices violently attacking a member of the public and robbing him of his valuables before fleeing the scene in Parklands, Nairobi,” the directorate wrote in a statement.

The incident was recorded on video, which later circulated widely on social media from October 15, causing outrage online over the surge in robbery cases around the city.

Source: Kenyans.co.ke