An officer attached to the Presidential Unit is among three suspects arrested in Kutus in Gichugu for allegedly abducting a woman.
According to Gichugu Police Commander Anthony Mbogo, the General Service Unit (GSU) officer based at Ruiru and his two accomplices abducted 36-year-old Mercy Wahu and put her in a Probox.
The three suspects then forced Wahu to accompany them to a local bank to withdraw money.
However, the woman raised an alarm that attracted the public. Officers manning the bank pounced on the suspects and arrested them.
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Mbogo said the officer was being sought for deserting duty since March.
“The officer was declared a deserter in the National Police Service. He was arrested after a kidnap failed as he tried to force a woman to withdraw money from a bank in Kutus town,” Mbogo said.
The police boss said the three were taken to a Gichugu court on Wednesday, where detectives were allowed to hold them at Kianyaga Police Station for seven days pending investigations.
