Nairobi: Members of the Public Nab Suspected Child Thieves, Rescue 6 Stolen Babies

• A viral TikTok video has shocked Kenyans after showing members of the public arresting suspected child traffickers and rescuing six stolen babies in Nairobi
• The suspects were rounded up by an angry mob demanding to know where they were taking the innocent kids
• The babies, most under two years old, were visibly confused as a crowd shouted for the suspects to sit down

Tension ran high in a Nairobi estate after members of the public apprehended two individuals suspected of child theft and rescued six babies believed to have been stolen.

The dramatic citizen's arrest was captured in a now-viral TikTok video that shows angry residents surrounding the suspects and forcing them to sit on the ground.

How old were the rescued children?

From the video, the suspects attracted attention given that they were two young boys, barely of parenting age.

Members of the community figured that they couldn't have six small babies of nearly the same age.

One voice, clearly audible in the footage, can be heard shouting, "Kaa chini! Kaa chini!" as the accused try to flee the scene.

Their spirited attempts to explain how they ended up with the children were drowned in the crowd's noise.

The rescued children, most of them toddlers under the age of two, looked on in confusion, their small faces mirroring fear and uncertainty amidst the chaos.

Social media reactions

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"Seeing this while my sister's daughter went missing two weeks ago without a trace. I hope any family grieving the loss of a child, not through death, finds peace and may those children be safe and sound."

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"Ebu mtu aniambie huku ni wapi coz jana watoi walipotea huku Shauri Moyo watoto wa miaka 3 wawili."

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"The way these kids are healthy, handsome and beautiful. What is wrong with some people? Mama wa hawa watoto have no peace na mtu mahali ameiba watoto surely."

Mick_Mich:

"When this is happening, the kids should be placed away from all this drama. To avoid traumatising them. You can even hear them crying through all this commotion: you did a great job of rescuing them, now protect their innocence."

Where were the suspects taken?

The suspects were dragged to the Central Police Station, while the babies were taken to a temporary care centre and further identification efforts.

Investigations are underway to determine the identities of the children and whether they were abducted from different locations.

Police have urged any parents with missing children to report to the authorities for assistance with possible reunification.

Nakuru teen disappears after church

Elsewhere, a 14-year-old Elburgon girl mysteriously disappeared a few hours after returning home from church.

Egra Monyangi vanished after being asked to prepare supper and hasn't been seen since, leaving her family in distress.

On the day of her disappearance, Egra was wearing a pair of black bodyshaper trousers and a black T-shirt.

Her family is appealing to the public for any information that could help trace the young girl's whereabouts.

Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.

Source: TUKO.co.ke