Police are investigating an overnight attack at Luna Oak construction site, where suspects stole cash, electronics and construction materials.
Police are investigating a Kilimani robbery in which attackers held three Chinese nationals hostage at a construction site. The suspects stole cash, electronics and construction materials from the Luna Oak premises along Kilungu Road.
A report filed at Kilimani Police Station places the attack on Sunday night. The victims raised the alarm at about 5am on Monday, prompting officers to visit the scene.
Kilimani robbery report details overnight attack
According to the report, one victim returned to the site at around 11pm and found the security guard in civilian clothes. The report identifies the guard as Augustine Momanyi, an employee of Marshall Security Company.
Three men reportedly accompanied the guard and attacked the returning resident with a kitchen knife. The attackers allegedly took his house keys, entered the residence and tied his hands and legs with rope. They then confined him in a washroom.
At around midnight, Chen Guang Jun, 37, and Yang Bin, 40, returned to the house. The suspects also held them hostage before allegedly breaking into other rooms with crude weapons and ransacking the premises.
Victims report stolen cash and equipment
Chen reported losing three phones: an iPhone 13 Pro, an iPhone 10 and a Huawei handset. He also listed a Huawei laptop and two television sets measuring 50 inches and 45 inches.
The report further lists 50 bags of scaffolding materials, two generators and KSh30,000 in stolen cash. Chen also reported transfers of KSh10,000 from his Stanbic Bank account and KSh87,000 from his M-Pesa account.
Meanwhile, Yang reported losing an Oppo phone and KSh80,000 in cash, plus a KSh2,000 account transfer. A third victim, Qian Hongxing, 53, reported losing two Oppo 13 phones.
The attackers also disconnected and stole the premises’ CCTV installations, the police report states.
Police process scene as victims receive treatment
Scenes of Crime personnel processed the premises, while police preserved the crude weapons as exhibits. The victims received treatment at Nairobi Hospital and were in stable condition, according to the report.
The investigation includes the guard’s alleged involvement and the identities of the three men accompanying him. However, the report gave no information on arrests or recovery of stolen property. It also did not establish the overall value of the losses.
