Three 'rogue' Rift Valley police officers charged with abduction and extortion

From left: Tanzanian Riziki Paulo with police officers Stephen Mwongera, Francis Gitau and Charles Shikami at the Kericho Law Courts, yesterday. They appeared before Kericho Senior Resident Magistrate Lillian Kinale and were charged with abduction and attempt to extort money from their hostage. [PHOTO: NIKKO TANUI/STANDARD]

Three Nakuru police officers were yesterday arraigned before Kericho Senior Resident Magistrate Lillian Kinale charged with two counts of abduction and attempts to extort Sh300,000.

The three, Charles Shikami, Francis Gitau and Stephen Mwongera, were charged alongside Tanzanian Riziki Paulo with secretly and jointly confining Abdul Swaibu Kampaya contrary to Section 256 of the Penal Code on August 8 along Kericho–Kisumu highway.