Kenyans especially Nairobians have been warned to stay alert of the gang stealing through selling fake raffle tickets to unsuspected citizens.
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the National Police Service ,in a public announcement, stated that the gang is led by one John Mwaura who identifies himself as an overseer of the Christ Love International Ministry.
Mwaura and his accomplices extort unsuspecting members of the public in the pretence of selling them tickets with redeemable prizes.
The fraudsters fled Nairobi CBD early this year after the arrest of Mwaura but have since returned and were on Wednesday spotted in town along Moi Avenue preying on unsuspecting Kenyans.
“Before his arrest earlier this year, the team was using a motor vehicle with registration No. KBY 546M but the information in our possession indicates that they are using a different one this time around,” cautioned the DCI on Wednesday.
The team was luring unsuspecting victims and those who fell victim bought raffle tickets expecting redeem prizes only to find out its non existence .
DCI have pledged with member of the public to remain vigilant and inform the police in case they sight the racketeers anywhere.
33-year-old Peter Gitau, a resident of Githurai area in Nairobi is a member of Mwaura’s team. He was arrested after members of the public informed the police of the return of the fraudsters.
Gitau will be presented in Court on Thursday.
The police also has released photos of three men linked to mugging and robbing members of the public with Nairobi’s city center.
Police said the men have been on the wanted list of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in connection to robbery with violence.
Through a series of tweets police warned members of the public to be vigilant of the suspects led by one Godfrey Sangare Ambani, John Mikia Kamau and Duncan Ndegwa Githinga.
Members of the public are cautioned to be wary of the following suspects led by one Godfrey Sangare Ambani, who masterminds daylight muggings within the CBD and robbery of clients who have just withdrawn money from their banks. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/f5cY7fKW2x
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) November 21, 2018
“They have also carried out robberies of clients who have just withdrawn money from their banks,” the police said.
According to the police one of the suspects, identified as Ambani, was arrested on October 19 after being captured on CCTV robbing a man shortly after he had stepped out of a bank, but he was released on cash bail and has since been linked to more mugging incidents