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University students arrested for kidnapping 12-year-old relative in Nairobi and demanding Sh0.5 million ransom

Two university students were Saturday arrested and a 12-year-old kidnapped boy rescued from a hostel in Juja Town. The boy had been picked from Funguo estate in Nairobi on December 4. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

NAIROBI: Two university students were Saturday arrested and a 12-year-old kidnapped boy rescued from a hostel in Juja Town.

Police say the kidnappers are relatives of the boy and had picked him from Nairobi West and demanded Sh500,000 ransom before releasing him.

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