Two suspected OLX conmen were arrested on Wednesday by the detectives along parkland road after robbing and throwing their victim out of their moving car.
The suspects, identified as Sameer Abdulazziz Kasam and Peter Kavoi Musili, had defruded Amos Charo Ksh732,000 by pretending that they would sell him steel bars through the online purchasing platform OLX.
However, their escape was thwarted after a motorist who witnessed the incident alerted a police officer who was manning the NIC Bank.
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The officer eventually managed to deflate the tyres of the suspects’ vehicle, leading to the arrest.The police searched the car and recovered KSh 400,000.
The suspects were taken into custody at Parklands Police Station. They are set to appear in court where they will be charged with a count of robbery with violence immediately investigations are concluded
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The victim, who suffered bruises on his elbows and knees, positively identified the suspects
“The two men identified themselves as steel bar sellers based in Westlands only to throw him out of their speeding car after robbing him of cash”said the victim.