An officer attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been arrested following direct orders from the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji.
According to a report released by DCI on Wednesday, June 15, the officer was arrested after DPP's office directed Internal Affairs Unit to apprehend the said officer with the offense of obtaining money by false pretense.
The report disclosed that the DPP ordered the arrest of the DCI officer through a letter dated May 24.
According to the letter, the case dates back to February 22, 2021, when the apprehended DCI officer approached one member of the public with a promise that he would help her secure a chance in the National Police Service (NPS) during the recruitment but on condition that she parts with some money to facilitate the process.
The woman was reportedly convinced to raise Ksh250,000 and gave the officer hoping to secure employment and join the police service.
"However, in order to gain her confidence, Officer Ojode invited the complainant to DCI Academy before the recruitment day and took her around the Academy facilities. Attracted to how she was treated on arrival, the lady went and deposited the said amount into the officer's bank account only to realise later after recruitment that she was duped," DCI's report read in part.
The victim would file a case before the Internal Affairs Unit accusing the DCI officer of defrauding her.
After investigations were conducted by the unit, the DCI officer was apprehended and placed in custody. He is set to be arraigned before Milimani Law Courts on Thursday, June 16.
The Police Service has maintained that all employment opportunities are announced through their official platforms and further published on daily newspapers.
The warning comes after four prison warders were arrested in a police recruitment fraud syndicate after obtaining more than Ksh2 million in April.
The Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai stated that the suspects were arrested following a complaint lodged by two people who had been conned some money in Kiamumbi area.
"Upon the arrival of police officers at the scene, the suspects attempted to flee but during the melee, four of them were arrested and twenty additional fake letters recovered," Mutyambai stated in a statement.
