Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a 26-year-old Meru University dropout, Seth Mwabe, in connection with hacking into a betting firm and siphoning Ksh11.4 million.
The suspect was arrested on August 30 at his house in Tatu City, Kiambu County, by detectives from the Banking Fraud Investigations Unit.
Mwabe had refused to allow the detectives access to his apartment, forcing officers to break in.
Police arrest university dropout over Ksh11.4 million betting firm theft. Photo: Courtesy.
After a search, detectives were able to recover a heavily equipped computer laboratory, a money counting machine and a safe in the suspect’s apartment
According to Central Region Criminal Investigations Officer Abraham Mugambe, the betting firm made a complaint to the DCI in July, and detectives immediately launched an investigation.
Mugambi noted that investigations revealed that the suspect stole the millions after he bypassed the security systems of the betting firm’s payment service provider,
The suspect is being held at the Capitol Hill Police Station as DCI detectives await approval from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to press charges against him under the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act.
