One of Kenya’s controversial bloggers Cyprian Nyakundi was allegedly attempting to extort money KSh 17.5 million from Victoria Commercial Bank (VCB) owners when police pounced on him on the spot.
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Popular blogger arrested red-handed while taking money from bank’s bosses to drop negative story
Who is watching the watchman? A popular blogger’s cup got full to the brim and he is now in the grips of police after attempting to collect money from executives of a bank to drop negative stories he had published about them.
Popular blogger arrested red-handed while taking money from bank’s bosses to drop negative story
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According to Tuko.co.ke, Detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations confirmed the arrest of Nyakundi and another suspect Emmanuel Nyamweya Ong'era on Monday, January 20.
It appears the police have been investigating the suspects for some time on allegations of extortion, blackmail and false accusations, and once they were convinced, they decided to lay an ambush for them.
"The two had just received KSh 1 million from one of their victims being a down payment of KSh 17.5 million.
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“They had demanded the money as a precondition for pulling down libellous posts appearing on a website allegedly owned by the suspect," the DCI stated.
Reports of Cyprian Nyakundi demanding the amount from VCB bosses to stop further tainting of the institution's name and pulling down initial malicious posts published on his blog had been rife.
"The exhibit money was recovered and the two suspects will be arraigned tomorrow," the DCI indicated.
A senior manager at VCB confirmed to TUKO.co.ke that Nyakundi was arrested after the bank raised concern over his illegal demands.
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“Yes, this is true. The suspect has been drafting malicious and unsubstantiated articles on his blogs in a bid to taint our otherwise good reputation. He has also severally tried to bring the CEO’s personality to disrepute as a way to extort monies,” the manager said.
Before his arrest, the blogger was notorious for writing negative stories about the bank which its officials described as malicious falsehood.
The two were arrested at Westgate Mall where they had arrived to receive the money but little did they know that the bank officials had planted detectives at the scene.
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