Three robbery suspects arrested in Nyali

According to a report from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Ali Sharrif Omar, 21, Zulfi Zulfikar, 20, and 18-year-old Ali Baribi Kiyema attacked the man along Nyali beach when they roughed him up and snatched his two mobile phones.

Narrating the 6:45PM incident, DCI said the trio then hopped onto their getaway motorcycle but their fleeing attempts turned futile after nearby residents and police responded to shouts from the victim.

"But as the trio revved up their get-away motorcycle, the victim made a piercing scream for help that attracted the attention of police on patrol & bodaboda business operators, who made chase," wrote DCI on Wednesday.

"Panicking like cornered rats and fearing for the impending brutal repression by the public, the miscreants wobbled to a dead end at the Mamba Village roundabout, surrendering to the police who were a surer bet for a second lease of life."

The three were escorted to Nyali Police Station where they will be held awaiting arraignment.

The getaway motorcycle, make Boxer KMFX 362B, has also been detained at the same premise.

The stolen smartphones were however not recovered as the suspects claimed that they had thrown them away into a thicket during the chase.