A police officer has been arrested for allegedly facilitating the escape of four suspects from Sagana Police Station in Kirinyaga County on the morning of Saturday, February 15 as reported by Citizen Digital.
Abdullahi Adan Alio, Mwea West Sub-county police commander stated that the officer was arrested on grounds that he, on questionable circumstances, went missing from duty moments before the four escaped from the cells they were held in.
“The officer left his docket unmanned and later claimed that he had been taken ill and was in the hospital, he returned at 9 a.m on Saturday,” Alio stated.
The four had been nabbed in relation to a string of robberies targeting M-Pesa shops across Murang'a and Kirinyaga counties.
They were set to be arraigned at the Baricho Law Courts.
It was reported that they escaped police custody by cutting through the metal grills using a hacksaw.
The quadruple, since identified as Willis Githuku, Martin Ndung’u, Charles Mwangi and Julius Murigi, had been under investigation prior to the escape.
Police officers had asked the Baricho Law Courts for 14 days to allow for the completion of investigations to gather more evidence to aid in the prosecution of the four.
