Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) based at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) have arrested 14 suspects, including three serving police officers and nationals of Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan, during a raid on a warehouse in Nairobi’s Vision Plaza Industrial Area.
The operation, conducted on October 1, 2026, followed a complaint filed by a US national, Alkhalifi Ibrahim Hassan, at the JKIA Police Station.
According to the DCI, detectives searched the warehouse located behind Vision Plaza and recovered 31 sealed black pallets. Three of the pallets contained 156 bundles of US$100 notes suspected to be counterfeit, while the remaining pallets contained cement.
Detectives also recovered a plastic box containing 65 gold bars suspected to be fake, assorted chemicals believed to be intended for the manufacture of counterfeit currency and papers printed with US dollar notes.
The DCI said the suspects included Kenyan and foreign nationals from Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan, as well as three police officers attached to the Security of Government Buildings (SGB) at Uhuru Camp.
The three officers were identified as Cpl Joseph Otenyo Okimba, APC Douglas O. Odira and APC Felix Oyawa Odhiambo. According to the DCI, two of the officers were armed with Beretta pistols, while the third was armed with a Chalbi pistol.
The other suspects were identified as Anthony Oyieka Namani, a Nigerian; Soulemanou, a Cameroonian; Abbas Ibrahim Mohamed, a Sudanese; George Kinyanjui; Geofrey Omondi Juma; William Kimolo; Solomon Ndeda; Raphael Wayaya; Kevin Barasa; Erick Honla; and Maureen Ogany.
Other exhibits recovered during the operation included a black bag containing 13 bundles of US$100 notes suspected to be counterfeit, assorted aluminium seals, seven cartons of UN blue plastic seals, two Kenya Revenue Authority reflector jackets, two empty suitcases, a green pallet-strapping roll, a padlock cutter and a hacksaw.
The scene was processed and the recovered exhibits secured as investigations continue into the suspected counterfeit currency operation and the identities and respective roles of those involved.
The DCI said the suspects remain in custody and are assisting detectives with the ongoing investigations, with appropriate legal action to follow upon completion of the inquiry.
