Detectives in the Coast region on Tuesday, December, confirmed the arrest of a police impostor linked with a criminal gang associated with several acts of violence in the region.
Confirming to Daily Nation, Kilifi North Sub-county Police Commander Njoroge Ngigi disclosed that the suspect whose identity has been concealed was nabbed donning a police uniform belonging to prison police officers.
He further stated that the suspect was arrested between the nights on Sunday, December 29 and Monday, December 30.
“One man was found wearing police uniform and investigations revealed that he was not a policeman. For now, we are holding him so he can help us in our investigations," Ngigi told the press.
He further noted that a number of suspects believed to be part of the gang escaped and police launched a manhunt for them.
“We are following up on them...when we find them we will be able to finish the criminal gang that has been robbing the public for a long period,” he continued.
The publication also indicated that the gang comprised of members from the different regions at the Coast. The suspect narrated the manner in which the team used to con unsuspecting Kenyans using police regalia.
“I am the one who is always used to stop anyone whom we are targeting and I always approach them and say ‘habari yako kijana?’ (Hello young man?) then my colleagues come forward to start harassing them and take money from them," explained the suspect, according to the Daily Nation report.
The team comprised of six members and they always had a car parked at a strategic location.
This came a few months after another gang member was gunned down in Kilifi after robbing mobile money shops.
Police officers found an Administration Police card attached on his body after he got killed at a petrol station in Msifuni Trading Center, Kilifi County.
