Officer Attached to Presidential Escort Unit Arrested For Kidnapping a Woman

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A police officer with a rank of a constable attached to the special Presidential Escort Unit has been apprehended for allegedly abducting a 36-year-old woman in Kirinyaga County on Tuesday, November 16.

The officer who is based at Ruiru General Service Unit (GSU) was arrested in the company of his two accomplices after the woman raised an alarm that attracted the attention of Kutus’ residents.

He is among the special unit that is tasked with providing security to top government officials such as the President, Deputy President, and their families.

Gichugu Sub County Police Commander, Anthony Mbogo, confirmed the incident and stated that the officer who has been on the run for evading his duties since March 2021 kidnapped the woman and forced her to withdraw cash from her bank account.

“The officer was declared a deserter in the national police service vide Prescott Nairobi signal,” Mbogo stated.

The officer and his two aides were arraigned at Gichungu Law Courts on November 16. The detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) asked the court to allow them to hold the suspects in custody pending investigations.

The court permitted them to hold the suspects in custody at Kirinyaga Police Station until November 23, 2021, when their case will be heard and determined.

This development comes a day after Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i fired a warning to officers who collude with criminals to commit offenses that severe action shall be taken against them per the law.

“The acts of a few officers should not be allowed to tarnish the reputation of an entire force. We will keep on ridding the service for rogue elements to set examples and to remind everyone that it is a civilian government that does not believe in killing its citizens,” his statement read in part.

Matiang’i was speaking after meeting Muslim leaders over increased cases of kidnappings and disappearances across the country.

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