Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a woman in Mombasa over staging a robbery against her British lover.
In a statement on Tuesday, November 11, DCI said the suspect, identified as Samira Mumbi Kiarie, wooed the Briton for months before she lured him into her apartment in Nyali for a ‘dream date’.
“The suspect, Samira Mumbi Kiarie, aka Samira, had been wooing the Briton for months on the net, charming him with promises of everlasting love.
“Blinded by affection, the man packed his confidence and visited her posh apartment in Nyali, oblivious that he was walking into a scripted heist,” read the statement in part.
Barely minutes into the date, the door of the apartment burst open and two men stormed in, one claiming to be Samira’s furious husband and the other flashing a fake police ID.
According to DCI, the alleged husband of Samira accused the British of wrecking his home while the fake police officer threatened to arrest him.
The foreigner was then coerced into transferring Ksh800,000 to mobile phone numbers provided by the gang.
“Once the cash landed, the trio calmly escorted their victim out before vanishing into Mombasa’s humid night like ghosts after payday,” said the DCI.
Detectives launched investigations and, acting on forensic leads, they apprehended Samira and one of her accomplices, Paul Webster Mangeni, aka Paulo.
Investigations have since established that the two are part of a notorious syndicate that lures foreigners through dating sites, sets them up in Airbnbs, and robs them of their hard-earned money.
The two suspects are in police custody, undergoing processing pending arraignment in court. Meanwhile, the sleuths are pursuing the third suspect, who is still at large.
