Four Cops Arrested, 37 Ethiopian Migrants Rescued Following A Sting Operation

NAIROBI Kenya February 20, 2023 -Four police officers and 37 Ethiopians were on Tuesday February 20 arrested after they were found in a house in Mwihoko, Kiambu county.

Three of the officers are from Pangani police station and are said to have been operating outside their jurisdiction without the knowledge of their commanders, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters.

The sting operation, conducted by detectives from the DCI’s Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU), caught the officers unaware as two of them attempted to escape in vain.

“An extended search was conducted in the adjacent plot after two men were seen jumping and it was established the two were police officers,” DCI headquarters said, adding that the officers were both injured on the ankle.

It was then established that the two were Constable Kenyatta Ukur from Githurai police station and Constable Griffin Ongeri of Starehe (Pangani) patrol. Both were armed with Beretta and Ceska pistols, respectively.

While the detectives were still at the scene, two other officers from Starehe –Corporal Eric Tonui and Corporal Timothy Kiptoo –also arrived at the scene while accompanied by two other foreigners in a vehicle registration number KCQ 085R.

“Both officers were armed with Ceska pistols and had arrested two other aliens who had been handcuffed,” detectives said.

The owner of the house was yet to be traced.

The vehicle found at the scene and the other belonging to one of the officers were towed to Mwihoko police station as investigations continue.

The four officers were escorted to the DCI headquarters for further interrogation.

The incident came just a day after police also rescued 16 children -11 boys and 5 girls -from a house in Soweto, Kayole in Nairobi. According to the police, the girls were aged 2, 6, 7, 10 and 12.