Meet the fake cop terrorizing Eldoret town – photos

A man, pretending to be an Admnistration Office, has been arrested in Eldoret town after he was found soliciting money from unsuspecting public.

While clad in the full police attire, the man was arrested just outside a building in the town as we was demanding for bribes from bodaboda operators.

As quoted by Standard, a witness said the man arrived at around 8 am and started soliciting money from them, pretending he was on police patrol.

While confirming the arrest Eldoret West OCPD Zachariah Bittok said the suspect is under police custody, awaiting further interrogations before being charged in court while noting that the police rescued him from irate residents who had already planned to lynch him after they realised he was an imposter.

“Somebody informed our office that a police officer is being beaten up by motorbike operators along Mt. Kenya University streets, but after interrogation, they noticed he was not an officer.  It is fortunate that he is still alive, they saved him from death,” Bittok said.

“I was shocked to realize that the smart man dressed in police uniform was a conman. The street children around were the one who recognized him,” a witness said.

Ammunition and handcuffs were also found in his pocket.

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