Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations have arrested two Nigerians and a Tanzanian for allegedly engaging in electronic fraud.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said the trio were arrested on Friday, and their crime cost local banks huge amounts of money.
Details were not given but police said that the money in question was withdrawn outside Kenya.
Nigerian men, Uduebor Uche and Adebowale Oluwafemi, and their Tanzanian accomplice will be arraigned on Monday
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They said ATM cards, laptops and chequebooks were among the items they found after arresting the three, whose names are Uduebor Uche, Omari Abby Kajuna and Adebowaje Oluwafemi.
“The suspects are in custody and will be arraigned on Monday,” a tweet stated, noting an intensified operation to weed out electronic fraudsters.
In August, Nineteen Nigerians residing in Nairobi were arrested in a police swoop for involvement in electronic fraud.
According to the Standard newspaper of Kenya, the suspects were arrested in Umoja, Kasarani and Roysambu Estates within Nairobi for engaging in electronic fraud targeting Kenyans.
Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti said the suspects targeted Kenyans, especially through the social media before they embark on lying to them.
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Authorities have heightened operation to nab criminals including SIM card fraudsters.
Estimates show that banks and telecommunication companies could be losing between Sh15 billion and Sh20 billion annually through fraud.
As more cases were reported last year, the financial sector spent Sh21.2 billion on measures against the vice.
