Residents of Milimaini area of Juja Sub County within Kiambu County have asked the police to arrest a gang of young men who have been robbing them off their property
According to an elder in the area Mr. Dickson Muturi the gang has been invading the residents homesteads at night and robbing the their electronics and money
He said that the recent case the gang attacked a home and robbed their television set, DVD, radio, a laptop and all phone in that homestead and tied them up before escaping
“The other night the gang attacked a home and robbed their television set, DVD, radio, a laptop and all phone in that homestead they also tied the people in there before they left the home. The situation in this area is alarming and we are requesting the police to provide us with security and we will appreciate.” Mr. Muturi said
He said that the police have been reluctant to the reports reported by the residents since three homes from the area in the previous week have already been raided
However the officer in charge of Juja police station Mr. David Kombe said that the police are probing into the matter and they will make an arrest soon
“We have received complains from Milimaini residents and we are going to make an arrest soon. I am sending a message to the criminals to retreat before we get them because we will not relent in providing security for our residents.” The officer said
He said that the residents have also been reluctant to give information saying that in one incident the matter was reported to them two days later after the crime was perpetrated