Police Officers Arrested For Registering SIM Cards and Acquiring Loans With Stolen IDs

Today two people among them a police officer have been arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation Officers DCI for registering SIM cards using stolen identity cards in Kiambu.
According to the DCI statement, the police officer identified as Boniface Nthenge stationed at Kitengela and a woman going by the name Lucy Syombua are suspected members of a syndicate.
The suspects are believed to have fraudulently registered hundreds of SIM cards and electronic equipment believed to be used for hacking purposes have been recovered from the lady’s house in Umoja- Nairobi.
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“A police officer namely Boniface Nthenge stationed at Kitengela and a lady by the name Lucy syombua have been arrested by detectives based at Kiambu. The two are believed to be members of a syndicate that has been fraudulently registering sim cards using stolen identity card and then using them to acquire loans and other benefits from a leading mobile Service provider.” DCI boss George Kinoti said.
The group uses stolen identity cards to acquire loans and other benefits from a leading mobile service provider.

A police officer namely Boniface Nthenge stationed at Kitengela and a lady by the name Lucy syombua have been arrested by detectives based at Kiambu.

The two are believed to be members of a syndicate that has been fraudulently registering sim cards using stolen identity cards… pic.twitter.com/D9lbR8qyzy
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) September 14, 2020

The DCI also revealed that investigations into other activities of the group are going on as officers pursue other syndicate members for arrest and arraignment.
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