TWO Police Officers In Ojwang’s Murder Go Missing
Detectives are seeking for at least two police officers in connection with the violent murder of 31-year-old teacher Albert Ojwang.
The investigators sent by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority to track down and arrest at least three police officers and two civilians stated they were unable to locate their colleagues.
“They have switched off their mobile phones and we can’t find them for now. We are, however, optimistic to find them for justice,” said one official aware of an operation that had gone on since Thursday.
They want them to submit. The sought officers previously recorded their statements with IPOA.
The discoveries emerged as some of the 17 police officers who had previously been questioned in the case returned to IPOA and revised their stories.
They informed the IPOA team that they intended to revise their story and elaborate on what they knew about the crime.
IPOA Chair Issack Hassan outlines IPOA’s investigation findings so far around the circumstances of Ojwang’s death
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According to insiders, the murder took place at the Central Police cells.
The cops were searching for the riot baton used in the murder. At least 23 people have been interviewed, including 17 police officers.
The others are individuals who have been identified as critical witnesses to the murder.
The investigators, assisted by IPOA, apprehended a technician who had installed a CCTV camera system at the station.
The technician is the same one who was summoned to remove and format the system following the murder of Ojwang.
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He confirmed his involvement in the mission and stated that he was given Sh3,000 for his efforts.
The search for the missing suspects continued ongoing Friday morning.
A police officer was arrested in connection with the death of Ojwang. The officer claimed to be off duty when the incident occurred on June 7.
He was seized by personnel from the National Police Service’s Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority.
On Thursday, IAU joined the investigation to supplement that of the IPOA.
The IAU launched an investigation and summoned senior personnel for questioning at the Central Police Station when the incident occurred.
In a closed-door meeting with members of the National Security and Administration Committee, Ipoa chairperson Isack Hassan stated that the authority had identified at least three people thought to be involved in Ojwang’s death.
According to the IPOA, Ojwang was slain in the station’s cells after being imprisoned in isolation.
Committee chairperson Gabriel Tongoyo informed the National Assembly plenary of the events ahead of the budget reading.
“Ipoa is seeking to arrest three suspects as we speak and has requested the assistance of the Inspector General of Police to effect the arrests,” Tongoyo said on June 12.
He informed the House that the authority had made substantial headway in determining the truth about Ojwang’s death and assured members that justice would be delivered.
Hassan informed the National Assembly’s Security Committee that digital video recorder (DVR) logs indicated that the CDs were modified and formatted on June 8, 2025, at 07:23:29 and 07:23:48.
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Hassan said the move was part of a well-planned scheme to erase surveillance footage linked to the events leading to Ojwang’s death while in police custody.
“Somebody called someone to come and switch off a particular section, but he said he could only shut down the entire system,” Hassan told the committee.
He also disclosed that the CCTV hard disks had been replaced in what appeared to be a calculated scheme to conceal evidence.
“The DVR logs indicated that the operating discs had been changed and formatted on June 8, 2025, at 07:23:48 hours and 07:23:29 hours,’’ said Hassan.
TWO Police Officers In Ojwang’s Murder Go Missing
