Kilifi North Sub County Police Commander Njoroge Ngigi in Kilifi County said local authorities had detained a police officer impostor suspected to be part of a criminal gang that has been terrorizing residents.
During the arrest, the man was wearing a uniform belonging to prison police officers.
” One man was found wearing a police uniform and investigations revealed that he was not a policeman. For now, we are holding him so he can help us in our investigations,” the police commander said.
The Sub-County Commander said they believe the suspect was with his accomplices who managed to escape.