The body of a British businessman who was missing in Kenya more than a week ago has been dumped in a bag, with CCTV images that now reveal his last movements before his death.
Campbell Scott, a senior director at Credit Scoring Fico, attended a conference in Nairobi when he was last seen by colleagues on February 16.
On Saturday Animal Herders discovered a body in a green bag in the Makongo forest, about 60 miles southeast of the capital.
The body showed signs of torture and strangulation, local media reports that authorities quoted, and has since been identified as the next forensic tests of Mr. Scott.
A taxi driver and a nightclub -Beer have now been arrested on suspicion of his abduction and murder, according to the Times.
The police believe that Mr. Scott visited a bar in the chic Westlands environment of Nairobi, both the night before and on the day of his disappearance.
It is said that he met a friend at the location before he takes a taxi to the pipeline, one of the largest slums of the city, shortly after 7 p.m., according to The Times.
The police are said to be held at an address on the estate, possibly while his abductors tried to empty his bank accounts from cash.
Security camera images seem to show Mr. Scott dressed in freight pants and a blue shirt shortly before his disappearance
Campbell Scott (photo) was missing by a colleague on Monday evening
On the day before his disappearance, the images of the security camera see Mr. Scott dressed in freight pants and a blue shirt, apparently relaxed and jovial, waving to the staff in the hotel before he walks outside, local media reports.
Mr. Scott checked around 1 p.m. in his hotel room on February 15, but left an hour later.
He returned at 4 p.m., with images that showed him that he exchanged polite features with the guardians of the hotel before he walked back to his room.
The next day he left around 11.15 am, with colleagues who reportedly believed that he was going to take a walk to shake his jet lag and assumed that he would be back for lunch.
But a colleague could not reach him at his British registered telephone number at 6 pm, and at 7 pm the worried Workmate decided to inform hotel management, who advised him to call the police.
That night a search for Mr. Scott was launched, but by Monday, senior investigators had taken over.
Last week it was reported that senior detectives had been drawn up to try to find the missing man and that Interpol was asked For help to gain access to Mr. Scott's call records to find out who may have called him before he was missing.
A good friend said: 'We know no more than what has been reported and have not told anything else. It's so disturbing. He is the friendliest person in the world, he will do everything for everyone. '
Fico said in a statement that his thoughts were with the family and friends of Mr. Scott.
The company confirmed that the Nairobi police had identified Mr. Scott's body before it adds that they do not share any further details, because the investigation is in the hands of the police. '
The company paid tribute, said: “We were destroyed by this tragic news. Campbell was a leader in our international scores activities.
'He came to Fico in 2014 and played an important role in introducing scores into new markets and growing our company with existing partnerships.
“We mourn his death and will miss his humor and kindness.”
After arriving at the JW Marriott Hotel in the city center of Nairobi (photo) on Sunday, Scott was last seen when he left the hotel on Sunday at about 11.15 am
Mr. Scott's online CV said he went to Woodmill High School in Dunfermline before he went to study business.
In October 2014 he started working at Fico – an American data analysis company that is known for its credit scoreservices – as his product management director.
In December 2020 he was promoted to the Senior Director of Product Management at the company and is currently located at the London office.
The company website said that he had more than 25 years of experience with data management and that he is responsible for global production management for regulatory and compliance with Fico.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “We support the family of a British man who is missing in Kenya and have contact with the local authorities.”
