A prison warder has been arrested in connection with the cold-blooded murder of a Nyeri-based businessman.
The businessman, Erasmus Iguku, was a renowned electronics dealer who ran several shops in Nyeri town.
He is said to have been strangled to death after allegedly being whipped countless times on the back.
The warder, Benson Musili, who is based at the King'ong'o GK Prison, is suspected to have colluded with the deceased’s wife Doris Wambui (48) to effect the murder that took place on Sunday night.
The two were arrested on Tuesday at Kivaa area in Masinga, Machakos County, after two days of trailing by detectives while enroute to an unknown destination to evade arrest.
While confirming the incident, Nyeri Central sub-county Police Commander Paul Kuria said the two are being detained awaiting arraignment.
The businessman, Erasmus Iguku, was a renowned electronics dealer who ran several shops in Nyeri town.
He is said to have been strangled to death after allegedly being whipped countless times on the back.
The warder, Benson Musili, who is based at the King'ong'o GK Prison, is suspected to have colluded with the deceased’s wife Doris Wambui (48) to effect the murder that took place on Sunday night.
The two were arrested on Tuesday at Kivaa area in Masinga, Machakos County, after two days of trailing by detectives while enroute to an unknown destination to evade arrest.
While confirming the incident, Nyeri Central sub-county Police Commander Paul Kuria said the two are being detained awaiting arraignment.
