A GSU officer who has been linked to several incidents of robbery in Kisii is recuperating in hospital, after being attacked by an angry mob.
The police constable, identified as Edgar Opollo, was cornered on February 3 after he robbed a Kisii University student his smartphone.
The officer is lucky to be alive, thanks to his colleagues, who arrived just in time to rescue him.
“A rogue police officer is in custody after he was cornered by members of the public in a violent robbery on February 3, 2024. Police Constable Edgar Opollo was saved from a furious mob by Kisii Central police who were on patrol, after finding the armed suspect under a hail of hefty blows. On enquiry, the officers established that the suspect had robbed a smart phone from a Kisii University student, and on frisking the injured suspect found the phone,” DCI said in a statement.
Opollo was arrested and taken to a police station in the area and subsequently taken to Kisii Referal hospital where he is recuperating under police guard.
The officer in question was also linked to another robbery at a supermarket. The incident was captured on CCTV.
“Meanwhile, DCI detectives in the area had been pursuing an armed gang of three who on 2nd January, 2024 robbed Sh40,000 from PEPS Mini Supermarket which is situated at Corner Mbaya.
“The incident was captured by CCTV cameras showing three robbers who had partly covered their faces, two of whom were armed, one with an AK47 and the other with a pistol. The rifle bearer had police fatigues on, but it was not apparent that he was a police officer. Following Opollo’s arrest, an identification parade was conducted where the supermarket owner successfully identified him as one of the robbers who accosted him. Further investigations have revealed that the suspect is a General Service Unit officer deployed in Kisii,”
The rogue officer will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded.
POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY.
A rogue police officer is in custody after he was cornered by members of the public in a violent robbery on February 3, 2024.
Police Constable Edgar Opollo was saved from a furious mob by Kisii Central police who were on patrol,… pic.twitter.com/jP61Wlvkv3
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) February 6, 2024
