Ian Njoroge Freed After Assaulted Police Officer Forgives Him
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has withdrawn a criminal case against Ian Njoroge, a Technical University of Kenya student.
The charges were withdrawn after the complainant in the case, police officer Jacob Ogendo, informed the court that he had forgiven Ian Njoroge for beating him.
University student Ian Njoroge has been set free after Jacob Ogendo, the police officer he assaulted in Roysambu, Nairobi, withdrew the case, saying he has forgiven him.
— The Eastleigh Voice (@Eastleighvoice) February 20, 2025
Njoroge had been facing charges over the widely publicised attack, but with the officer's decision, the case… pic.twitter.com/iCzVmUUl6E
Njoroge was released before the sitting magistrate, Ben Mark Ekhubi. He was charged with robbery with violence and assaulting a police officer.
The case was withdrawn under Section 204 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), which resulted in his freedom.
Ian Njoroge’s Arrest
Police manhandled a 19-year-old student who allegedly assaulted a police officer on Kamiti Road and robbed him of a communication device, according to court documents.
Remember Ian Njoroge a University student who assaulted police officer? He is now free after policeman withdraws the case on grounds that he has forgiven him. Polisi pia ni wazuri. https://t.co/6Mh2SNliyc
— Makau F. Mully 🇰🇪 (@MakauWaMuli) February 20, 2025
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Ian Njoroge, who appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi in June 2024, was arrested in Kayole, Nairobi.
“The officer who is the complainant in this case manhandled the accused inside his car,” Defence lawyer Duncan Okatch told the court.
Furthermore, Okatch told the court that the officers who apprehended the accused at his mother’s residence mistreated him and caused him to faint twice.
At the police station, the lawyer told the court that the cops beat him and that his clothes were stained with blood.
Ian Njoroge Freed After Assaulted Police Officer Forgives Him
