- Officers at Kware Police Station confirmed the arrest of two KDF officers in the Cornerstone area during their patrol
- Another KDF officer ran towards them, jumped into the car, and allegedly attacked Constable Rufo and was injured during the attack
- They revealed the identity of KDF officers as Amos Kipchumba Cheruiyot of the Kenyan Air Force, Stephen Muuo Sila of the Kenyan Army, and Evans Kipngetich
quail, Nairobi – A police officer in Kware, Embakasi South, has reported that while he was patrolling the Pipeline area near Capital Express, his team arrested three officers of the Defense Force Kenya (KDF).
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How were the KDF officers arrested?
After arriving at Cornerstone, he along with Duty NCO CPL Lewer and Crime Aide PC(W) Rufo, arrested two additional suspects, handcuffed them and placed them in their police car.
As the team proceeded to the station, an unknown person ran towards the vehicle, jumped in, and allegedly violently attacked PC(W) Rufo by strangling him, according to a police report witnessed by TUKO.co.ke.
During the struggle, the two handcuffed suspects also joined. The intruder reached for PC(W) Rufo's gun, causing it to be discharged.
The team drove straight to the station where it was discovered that the person who attacked PC(W) Rufo had a gunshot wound on the right thigh, while PC(W) Rufo had bruises on his neck, a torn sweater and. torn blouse.
The injured suspect was taken to Mama Lucy Hospital for treatment.
Who were the arrested KDF officers?
At the same time, the two handcuffed suspects continued to be violent at the station and refused to identify themselves.
Finally they were subdued, and when they were searched, it was found that they were officers of KDF Amos Kipchumba Cheruiyot of the Kenyan Air Force and Stephen Muuo Sila of the Kenyan Army.
They also presented Evans Kipngetich's military ID, belonging to the suspect who suffered a gunshot wound. All those arrested have been placed in custody.
2 officers linked to Jumaisi's escape were released
Other news, two police officers linked to the escape of the main suspect in the murder of Mukuru Collins Jumaisi were released on bail.
Jumaisi escaped from the high-security Gigiri Police Station along with 12 Eritreans who were caught for being in the country illegally.
The suspect who watched his colleagues escape claimed that he saw an Eritrean citizen giving money to two officers before they left for the canteen of the station.
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