‘For Clarity, We Are Not Involved!’ – National Police Finally Speaks On Abductions
Douglas Kanja, the Inspector General of Police, has dismissed charges that police officers are participating in abductions.
According to Kanja, no police station in the country is currently holding the reported abductees.
“For clarity, the Constitutional mandate of the National Police Service is not to abduct, but arrest criminal offenders,” Kanja said.
The police chief also urged anyone with information on a missing person to go to the nearest police station.
“The procedure as per the Service Standing Orders informs that all arrests be recorded in the Occurrence Book for subsequent arraignment in court of law, otherwise, the suspects be released from Police custody if they fail to meet the procedural threshold.”
He also urged Kenyans to practice their freedom of expression properly, claiming that the claims are intended to destroy the reputation of the National Police Service.
PRESS STATEMENT : CLARIFICATION ON ALLEGED ABDUCTIONS BY NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE pic.twitter.com/1W8nhBDntE
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) December 26, 2024
“We therefore appeal to the public to refrain from spreading false, fabricated, malicious, distasteful, misinformed and unverified information aimed at tarnishing the reputation and image of the National Police Service,” he added.
Kanja also stated that the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and any other independent authority will conduct an investigation into the situation.
This comes in the aftermath of abductions in the country, with four families in anguish over the disappearance of their loved ones, who were alleged to have been snatched.
In the most recent occurrence, cartoonist Kibet Bull (actual name Gideon Kibet) has been reported missing.
Kibet’s family reports that his brother Rony Kiplangat has been missing since Saturday.
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Bernard Kavuli, Peter Muteti, and Billy Mwangi have also been reported missing, with video evidence of them being forcefully taken circulating on social media.
The young Kenyans went missing after posting critical content on social media.
The abductions have prompted outrage throughout Kenya, with police accused of forcibly taking the social media users.
On Wednesday, the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) announced that it had received reports of abductions allegedly done by the police.
‘For Clarity, We Are Not Involved!’ – National Police Finally Speaks On Abductions
