Nairobi: DCI arrests prime suspect in killing of 3 women in Eastleigh as investigation intensifies

• DCI detectives have arrested the main suspect in the tragic murders of Dahabo Daud Said, Amina Abdirashid Dahir and Nusayb Abdi Mohammed
• A woman allegedly held captive with victims claims her family paid almost KSh1 million in ransom for her release, with the funds allegedly sent to an Ethiopian bank
• Investigators located a vehicle believed to be used by the attackers, abandoned at Wakulima Market in Kamukunji
• The victims’ bodies were found in various locations before police discovered severed hands in South C, with autopsies scheduled for Friday, October 25

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, has over three years of writing experience policy and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi – Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested the main suspect linked to the gruesome murder of Dahabo Daud Said, Amina Abdirashid Dahir and Nusayba Abdi Mohammed.

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The brutal killings, which sent shockwaves across the country, are currently under intense investigation.

A Citizen TV report revealed that the suspect is being interrogated at the DCI headquarters as the investigation into the killings gathers pace.

A woman who claims to have been held captive from family he is also in DCI custody for questioning.

According to the lady, her family allegedly collected almost KSh1 million as ransom which was given to A bank in Ethiopia, securing her release while her mother and daughters remained in captivity.

This came after investigators located a vehicle believed to be used by the suspects, found abandoned at Wakulima Market in Kamukunji.

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Dahabo’s body with severed hands was found in Khyumbi, Machakos State; Amina’s body was found at 6th Avenue in Parklands and Nusayba’s body at Bahati in Makadara.

Adding to the horrific details, on October 23, two severed human hands were discovered on Five-Star Road in South C.

Police said all bodies were taken to the city mortuary for autopsies scheduled for today, Friday, October 25.

Source: TUKO.co.ke