Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - Detectives in Nyali, Mombasa, have arrested a woman accused of staging a daring robbery against her British lover after luring him to her apartment under the guise of a romantic date.
The
suspect, identified as Samira Mumbi
Kiarie, popularly known as Samira,
is said to have wooed the unsuspecting Briton for months through online chats,
convincing him she was deeply in love and eager to meet him in person.
According
to investigators, the man flew to Mombasa and proceeded to Samira’s upscale
Nyali apartment, unaware that he was walking into a carefully scripted trap.
Moments
into their “dream date,” chaos erupted when two men suddenly burst into the
room, one claiming to be Samira’s enraged husband, the other brandishing a fake police ID.
The
alleged husband accused the Briton of destroying his marriage, while the
“officer” threatened to arrest him.
Terrified
and confused, the foreigner was forced
to transfer KSh 800,000 to mobile phone numbers provided by the gang.
Once
the money was sent, the trio escorted their shaken victim out of the building
before disappearing into the night.
However,
their freedom was short-lived.
Acting
on forensic intelligence,
detectives tracked and arrested Samira alongside one of her accomplices, Paul Webster Mangeni, alias Paulo.
Investigations
have revealed that the pair belong to a notorious
syndicate that targets foreigners on dating sites, lures them to Airbnbs
or apartments, and robs them using similar staged confrontations.
Both suspects are currently in police custody, awaiting arraignment, as the search continues for their third accomplice who remains at large.
The Kenyan
DAILY POST
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