By Our Reporter.
The police in Migori have nabbed an ex-police officer who deserted the force and carried with him his appointment letter, uniforms and other government stores.
The man according to sources in Awendo, Uriri and Migori district the man has been impersonating police and at time even using a serving police corporal stationed at Awendo Police Station in collaboration work of arresting the suspect criminals
The Corporal, according to our source, has since been moved to Migori. The matter recently came to the surface when the impostor and the corporal crossed the border into Tanzania in pursuit of a stolen motor bike boda boda machine..
The two are said to have recovered the motor bike and brought it back without any suspected thieves being taken to court either in Tanzania or back home in Kenya and this is what aroused suspicion about their activities.
When the news of the recovery of the mtor bike reached the village, and some names given as those working in cahoots with thieves, it sparked off violence in a village in Katieno Two sub-location where the mob met at several houses of one of the people whose names were allegedly mentioned in connection with the theft.
The suspect is known as “Soldier” in his home village of Nyambeche near Oria market, which is located close to Kuja river bridge which links Uriri and Ndhiwa constituencies.
The suspect according to source was employed in the police force in 2004 and had served with the General Service Unit {GSU}. He deserted the force some year back and has been imposing himself either as a uniformed senior police office or a CID in the region.
The Uriri D>C George Kiplagat confirmed the arrest, but referred this writer to the Migori DCIO whom he said was handling the matter. The man is likely to be taken to court later this week with several criminal charges preferred.
There has been a series of armed robberies around Awendo, Rapogi, Migori and other places. These heists have resulted in the loss of lives of innocent traders or other people and the authorities are suspecting that the “Soldier” could be one of the suspected culprits.
The breakthrough has come after frantic joint efforts involving Chiefs, Assistant Chiefs, Administration Police .regular policemen and sleuths from the Criminal Investigation Department. It is suspected that the man has been responsible for serious crimes in far field as Narok and Trans-Mara districts, Kericho and some parts of Kisii region.
The D.C. said one way of eliminating criminal elements in the area is for the members of the public to cooperate with the police and administration authorities in facilitating them with information in connection with the people of suspect characters.
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