Kenyan Arrested for Stealing over Sh400,000 from Equity Bank Accounts

Detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday arrested a 26-year-old Kenyan man in connection with the theft of money from several Equity Bank accounts last week.

Peter Cheruiyot, who is accused of hacking into accounts of Equity Bank customers and stealing more than Sh400,000, was nabbed at his home in Mulot, Bomet County.

Detectives recovered several phones and identification cards from the suspect’s house during the arrest.

“The 26-year-old suspect has been placed in custody and is being interviewed,” said DCI in a statement.

Police stations that may have received such fraud cases last week have been urged to liaise with the DCI office in Bomet for correspondence.

Cheruiyot’s arrest came a day after DCI officers arrested three suspects for allegedly withdrawing Sh970,000 from an Equity Bank account belonging to 67-year-old Faith Wanjiku.

The three; Anthony Babu Kaira, Kelvin Maina, and Joseph Kariuki were arrested in Thika. DCI said the suspects wired the money out of Wanjiku’s account, through the mobile banking application, in four transactions.

“The amount was transacted in four series using the Eazzy App in the sequence; Antony Kaira (Ksh.300,030), Kelvin Maina (Ksh. 300,030), Vivian Jelagat (Ksh300,030) and Ksh. 70K to various Equitel phone numbers,” said DCI in a statement.

“The amount was transacted in four series using the Eazzy App in the sequence; Antony Kaira (Ksh.300,030), Kelvin Maina (Ksh. 300,030), Vivian Jelagat (Ksh300,030) and Ksh. 70K to various Equitel phone numbers,” said the DCI.