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Two policemen arrested over extortion incident in Kayole, Nairobi

Two police officers arrested while trying to extort money

Two policemen said to have held a woman hostage for 18 hours and attempting to extort Sh500,000 from her have been arrested.

The policemen, alongside a civilian accomplice, were arrested at a mobile money shop adjacent to a bar in Kayole estate yesterday as they withdrew Sh10,000 that the woman’s son had sent to her line.

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