Suspect in murder of Wells Fargo HR manager Willis Ayieko detained for 21 days

Detectives are searching for more suspects accused of abducting and killing Wells Fargo Human Resource manager Willis Ayieko.

Among the three include Victor Okoth Ouma who was arrested in Nairobi’s Dandora estate and was presented at the Siaya Law Courts on Wednesday.

Investigators were granted 21 days to detain the suspect as part of their probe. Police said Ouma was placed at the crime scene through forensic analysis.

He is also said to have made transactions via Ayieko’s mobile phone; the money was later withdrawn.

The suspect informed on his accomplices to investigators, who laid an ambush on their vehicle along the Siaya-Luanda highway on Tuesday night.

Police  ordered the vehicle to stop but the driver defied orders. This resulted in a fierce shoot out among the occupants and the officers.

After a moment, the vehicle swerved off the road as two male suspects escaped, but with gunshot wounds. Police said a woman who was part of the gang was left at the scene injured and was arrested.

In the vehicle, a Ceska pistol belonging to the late Ayieko was recovered. Investigators pursued the matter further, leading to the arrest of another woman.

Upon her arrest, several exhibits were recovered among them police boots ad jungle uniforms were recovered.

“We made some arrests last night and we are still pursuing the other gang members. We also recovered a car and pistol…we are ongoing with the probe,” Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Amin Mohamed said.

Investigators say they are still pursuing other members of the gang believed to be six or seven in number, and operating along the Siaya-Luanda-Busia road.

An autopsy on Ayieko’s body revealed that the Wells Fargo HR manager died due to injuries on his head caused by blunt force trauma.

The deceased went missing after attending a burial in Siaya, and his body was later discovered at a river on the border of Siaya and Kakamega counties.