A suspect was arrested on Saturday, November 7, 2020, by detectives attached to the Serious Crimes Unit following a recent series of young college girls disappearing. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, 21-year-old Rashid Barasa Omari targets young girls who comment on tour and travel advertisements and then poses as someone who can sponsor them to the said destinations.
“The 21-year-old Rashid Barasa Omari preys, pounces and later coerces his victims who he fishes from the comments section appearing on Tour and Travel advertisements. Omari presents himself as a person capable of sponsoring his victims to the advertised destinations,” said DCI.
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Once in contact with the girls, Rashid is said to lure them to lodgings in Nairobi by sending bus fare and later robbing them. “Instead, he lures them to lodgings in Nairobi after sending them bus fare, then robs them off their valuables before disappearing to his hideout,” added the DCI.
After the arrest, the suspect led the detectives to his house, where they recovered valuables belonging to other victims such as laptops, mobile phones, and handbags.
The DCI also warned college girls of such criminals, especially those who contact them via social media. “We are appealing to young college students to be wary of such criminals preying on them on social networking sites,” warned the DCI.