The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a 33-year-old man accused of kidnapping a seven-year-old boy in the Mwihoko area in Kiambu County on February 17, 2025.
In a statement issued by DCI on their social media handle, the harrowing ordeal began when the parents of the victim went shopping at a supermarket in Mwihoko.
While shopping, they suddenly realised that their son had gone missing and began searching for him.
Attempts to find him proved futile.
''In their moment of desperation, they received a call from an unknown individual who claimed to have their son and demanded a ransom of Sh100,000 for his safe return,'' DCI said.
It was then that security officers sprung into action in an effort to retrieve the child.
The rescue operation was conducted with well-coordinated efforts by police officers and detectives based at Githurai Police Station.
''Determined to bring the child home, officers sprang into action. Through forensic trails, they flushed the suspect out of his hideout in the Githurai Railway area,'' DCI stated.
The child was rescued by the officers and reunited with his parents.
The suspect remains currently under custody, undergoing processing as he awaits his court appearance.
