Three law enforcement officers were arrested for conducting unwarranted arrests in the Central Business District (CBD).
The trio comprises of police corporal Cliff Ombati stationed at Uhuru Camp, KDF lance corporal Ben Shiundu from the 15 Kenya Army in Mariakani and prison warder Eugine Shivachi based at Wajir GK Prison.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the three law enforcement officers mocked crime fighting efforts by various agencies that are focused on guaranteeing public safety and security.
DCI issued a statement saying that the trio were on an arresting spree targeting boda boda riders, who they arrested on uncalled-for charges, demanding bribes from them.
On stopping motorcyclist Cyrus Mwangi on City Hall Way and took his motorcycle, they harassed the him and demanded a bribe of Sh4,000 to release his motorbike which they had impounded.
Two uniformed police officers who were on patrol in the area were reportedly alerted by a curious bystander regarding the activities of the trio.
The two police officers then confronted them, resulting in a violent altercation, and members of the public joined in to help them subdue the three suspects.
DCI said, “It took the combined efforts of the officers on patrol and members of the public, to subdue the three miscreants who had left their places of duty hundreds of kilometers away, to reap from the sweat of hardworking Kenyans.”
During the scuffle, the two uniformed officers who were on patrol sustained serious injuries and were rushed to a health facility in Nairobi where they are being treated.
The KDF corporal has since been handed over to the military police while the other two law enforcement officers are in custody pending their arraignment on Thursday.
They will answer to charges of extortion by threat, impersonation, and possession of government property.
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