BY IRENE ONYANGO.
A former parliamentary aspirant and an alleged accomplice have been detained at Parklands Police Station for four days pending conclusion of investigation into claims of extortion.
Musaari Kahiga Syongoh and Alivin Nzomo Muthami were presented before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi but the police sought for more time to conclude investigations.
According to the police, the duo were arrested on 3rd and 4th June 2023 respectively, over alleged extortion using threats.
The police stated that the two had committed the offense on diverse dates between 1st January and 10th May 2023, when they allegedly threatened to kill Chetan Babu alias CJ.
The messages were allegedly sent from an Airtel number which was unknown to Babu and the message stated that he would be exposed if he didn’t comply with the sender’s demands.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigation through the Investigative Officer Nyangige Mathias informed the court that complainant gave out Sh50,000,000 to the duo for fear of his life and subsequently reported the matter to Parklands Police Station.
He further stated that upon investigation, he found out that the duos phone numbers were fully associated with the same number that had texted CJ.
The court further heard that upon arrest, Syongoh further caused chaos by resisting arrest.
The Investigative Officer also informed court that 5 rolls if Cannabis Sativa was extracted from Syongoh’s pocket and he also had a black document folder which contained threatening reports against the complainant’s allegations of theft of money reports that was used as a weapon of extorting money from CJ.
The investigative officer requested the court for some days since he had established that since the complainant had reported the matter, Syongoh and Muthami together with others had plans to eliminate the complainant to the extent of sharing his confidential documents.
He further pleaded with the court stating that the suspect’s phones and other sim cards found needed to be taken to the cybercrime unit for analysis and to confirm if the IMEI histories had paired with the gadget used for threats.
The court allowed the suspects to be detained at Parklands police station for four days after which they will be allowed to be released on a bond.
