Man Kidnaps His Stepson, Demands Ransom From His Wife | READ FULL DETAILS
Man Kidnaps His Stepson, Demands Ransom From His Wife | READ FULL DETAILS
A 32-year old man, one Mr. Nemwel Ondari has been arrested by operatives of Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for kidnapping his 8-year old stepson and demanding ransom from his wife, the mother of the child.
A hunt was launched after the mother, Everline Nandera reported her son’s “disappearance” on Saturday, November 12, at Embakasi police station, informing the police that her husband left her a note demanding Ksh50,000 as ransom to release the boy.
The DCI report read;
“Nandera told detectives that she had left their home in Embakasi’s Tel Aviv area at the crack of dawn, headed for Muthurwa market. But upon coming back at around 9:20 am, she found her husband and son missing.
“A note had been left behind by the husband Nemwel Ondari, 32, demanding a ransom of Sh50,000, for the release of the boy. In the note, the man also warned his wife that he would kill the boy using a kitchen knife which he had carried, should she try any monkey business.”
“Immediately the woman filled her report at Embakasi police station, detectives from the elite Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) based at DCI Nairobi area were assembled and a manhunt for the suspect was launched.
“The detectives assisted by their Embakasi counterparts traced the suspect and arrested him at the NMS Green Park matatu terminus off Haile Sellasie avenue, a few hours later as he eagerly waited for the ransom to be deposited into his Mpesa account.”
After security operatives embarked on a rescue mission, the suspect was nabbed at the NMS Green Park matatu terminus off Haile Sellasie Avenue in Nairobi.
A preliminary investigation established that the couple had engaged in a heated disagreement the previous night leading to the incident.