Three police officers were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly harassing two university students and demanding Ksh 100,000 bribe from each.
According to a report released by the Langata police station, Victor Khisa, Timothy Otieno and John Odhiambo harassed Robert Mutugi a student from Daystar University and Alvin Kyalo from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) for alleged bhang possession.
The two were arrested by the officers, who were dressed in civilian clothes at T-Mall’s entrance where the two university students were from having lunch at Magharib building just near the mall.
“Kyalo was then bundled into a white Toyota Vitz while Mutugi was taken into a silver Toyota Premio which had three occupants – one dressed in full jungle uniform and two others in civilian clothes”.
“The two were held in the said vehicles for more than four hours. They were forced to call their parents and send one hundred thousand each in order to secure their release or be taken to custody, read part of the statement.
Mutugi was then forced to withdraw some Ksh.10K he had received from his father and another Ksh.10K which he had with him earning him his release.
Kyalo then contacted his mother who went to meet the officers, and are said to have asked her to give Ksh.100,000 in order to secure her son’s release.
According to the police report, she declined the officers request to get into a police vehicle, instead, asking to be allowed to withdraw money from the mall.
“She told them to wait for her as she withdrew the cash at t- mall where she met police officers from Nyayo police post who were on patrol and reported the incident. The officers rushed to where the two motor vehicles were parked and managed to arrest two suspects who were in the Vitz and rescued Kyalo,” stated the statement.
They are currently being detained at Langata police station pending their arraignment.
Four other occupants who were in the Premio managed to escape upon seeing the police and a manhunt for the suspects is ongoing.
During the operation, a KDF smoke jacket, a reflector jacket, and a radio set gadget, make Simoco were recovered.
After their arrests, it was discovered that the officers are attached to the K9 unit in Lang’ata.
By Irene Mutu
