Moments after Citizen TV aired a story on Nicholas Mutua Mutia, the main suspect linked to the disappearance and brutal murder of University of Nairobi student Jane Atila, more victims have come forward with shocking revelations implicating the same man.
On Tuesday, two women recorded statements at the Kikuyu Police Station, alleging that Mutua abducted them inside KEFRI Forest in Kikuyu, Kiambu County. They claim he robbed, tortured, and sexually assaulted them, leaving some for dead.
“Aliniambia ‘hutaenda, ntakuua… nimeua wangapi? Nimekunywa damu ya wangapi? Ata wewe ujue siku yako ni leo.’ Na kitu alikuwa anataka ni pesa,” recounted one of the victims, who spoke to Citizen TV on condition of anonymity.
The victim added that Mutua demanded her M-Pesa PIN after realizing she didn’t have cash, saying, “Hiyo siku hata ni Mungu alinisaidia.”
Police have since added the women’s testimonies to their evidence file and are urging other possible victims to come forward.
Meanwhile, fresh details have emerged about a phone conversation between Mutua and Jane’s family on the night she disappeared. In the audio recording, the suspect allegedly demanded Ksh 2,500 ransom, threatening harm if it wasn’t paid.
Jane’s brother, Patrick Mwangale, said he managed to send Ksh 1,000, but Mutua insisted on the remaining Ksh 1,500, after which Jane was killed.
“Alisema kwamba yeye ndiye ako na dada yangu, na hatamwachilia mpaka atakapo pata pesa kutoka kwangu. Nilijaribu kuripoti mara mbili Kabete Police Station, lakini nilirudishwa kwa gate mara zote mbili wakidismiss story yangu,” Mwangale told reporters.
Jane’s mutilated body was found on October 17 inside KEFRI forest, already decomposing. Fingerprint analysis later confirmed her identity, leaving her family devastated.
The second-year UoN student, based at the Kikuyu Campus, had been missing since October 3, 2025.
Human rights activists have condemned police for negligence and delayed response, which they say could have prevented her death. Police have since arrested two additional suspects linked to the murder as investigations continue.
