Living Large, Jobless JKUAT Graduate Goes Missing After Abduction

Detectives based at Juja Police Station in Kiambu are currently investigating a reported case of kidnapping of a 23-year-old Victor Kibet who was abducted by unknown persons posing as police offices from an entertainment joint where he was partying with his friends.

Mr. Kibet, graduated from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Jkuat) main campus last year with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and despite not having a formal job, he has been living large according to reports. His father Paul Mutai talking to the local media, said he couldn’t put a hand on exactly what kind of activities his son is involved in but describes him as industrious mind with a knack for making money.

“”My son told me he had started a business with other friends, but he never told me which one. We used to support each other financially. Sadly, he is missing and I am on my way to Nairobi from Narok to find out what has happened,” Mr Mutai is quoted speaking to a local newspaper.

Going by his social media accounts particularly TikTok where he showed off his opulence, Mr. Kibet brags of owning variety of luxury cars including a 2023 pearl white Mercedes-Benz GLC 250 4matic, an Audi Q5, a Toyota Mark X that he recently sold and a Subaru Forester that he often splashed his followers with.

A party diehard, things took a sharp turn for Mr. Kibet on Monday when armed men who identified themselves as police officers picked him up from a local entertainment joint for ‘interrogation’ and bundled him into a waiting Subaru car, followed by a double-cab pick-up and has since then not been seen.

After unsuccessful search in surrounding police stations including Thika Police Station, Juja, Ruiru, Central Police Station, his abduction was recorded at Juja Police Station under OB number 74/19/3/24 at 6:58pm.

“We supported each other financially and he is a very generous son whose life was starting to take shape until he was abducted on Monday. I wonder why anyone would want to abduct or harm my son. I have not slept since I was informed that he was missing and I pray that wherever he is, he is safe,” Mr Mutai is quoted by the local newspaper.

Kasarani Four

The disappearance of Mr. Kibet brings back memories of four men; Frank Obegi, Fred Obare, Moses Nyachae and Elijah Omeka who were disappeared in June 2022 under unclear circumstances only for their lifeless bodies to be found dumped in different places.

Obegi, considered a Twitter bigwig due to his huge following on social media before his mutilated body and those of his three friends were found in Lari Forest, Kiambu County, the stars seemed to have aligned for Obegi and the young man was poised for big money and influence.

Despite his huge social media following and claims of life on the fast lane, to residents of Bogwendo village, Obegi was just another young man who had been sent to university in the hope that he would one someday change the fortunes of his poor family.

Sadly, that was not to be. Not only did the 26-year-old not graduate from university, his life was cut short by unknown people who gouged out his eyes and chopped off his genitals.

From left: Frank Obegi, Fred Obare, Moses Nyachae and Elijah Omeka. The bodies of the four men from Kasarani in Nairobi were found in three different counties two weeks ago.

Obegi, who was the youngest of the four, joined the group by chance during the early days of the Covid- 19 pandemic, when all learning institutions were shut down.  Before the pandemic, Obegi was just another Information Technology student at Multi Media University who was struggling to pay school fees.

However, after joining the group, he became a become a social media star who could splurge tens of thousands of shillings on drinks in a single night.