Four men who posed as DCI sleuths and were armed with a police radio, handcuffs and a pistol were on Monday arraigned in a Kibera court.

Joseph Ngui Musunza, Andrew Nzioki, Peter Matata Mungeli and David Mwangi Kaguru were brought before chief magistrate Ann Mwangi.

The charge sheet says the accused violently robbed Robert Miano of Sh145, 000 on September 28, 2018, at the Kariobangi area in Nairobi while armed with a pistol.

The charge sheet also says the accused were armed with a spanner and some pistols.

According to the court documents, the complainant had gone to Equity bank to deposit Sh145,000.

When he reached the bank there was a queue and he decided since it was a Saturday he could bank the money on Monday.

While along the Outering Road near Harmony Bar, someone hooted at him from a vehicle.

The complainant then saw the person holding a radio and when he went close to where he was, the person alongside others told him that they had been monitoring him from the bank and that they were DCI officers from Buruburu police station.

Other suspects joined the fracas and the complainant was bungled into a vehicle, handcuffed, placed between the two men and forced to face down.

The accused drove him towards Buruburu and later to an unknown destination.

He was driven for some hours and robbed of Sh145, 000 and a Tecno phone valued at Sh29,999.

He was later dumped in Githurai where he made a report to the police.

The suspects were later arrested and arraigned in court where they were charged with robbery with violence contrary to the penal code.

They were arrested along Thika road while in possession of a police radio call, handcuffs, and a certificate of appointment.

An identification parade was made and some of the suspects were arrested.

The suspect were charged in court and was released on an Sh500, 000 bond with the surety of the same amount.

The magistrate directed that the matter proceeds for hearing on April 22. - CLAUSE MASIKA, The Star

(Edited by Tabnacha O)