Presidential escort officer arrested in Nairobi

A police officer attached to the presidential escort unit is set to be arraigned in court on Monday (November 6) after he was arrested for allegedly stealing and trying to sell a colleague’s pistol.

The suspect, who was based at the Ruiru General Service Unit (GSU) camp, was nabbed on Saturday while allegedly selling the Jericho pistol with 15 bullets to a suspected broker based in Kawangware area.

The Presidential escort officer is reported to have obtained the weapon and ammunition from their armory at the Ruiru camp.

The rogue officer is believed to have been part of a racket lending firearms to criminals at a cost and was nabbed while on a mission.

Police acting on a tip off swiftly swung into action and managed to arrest their colleague before they traced the broker in Kawangware and recovered the weapon.

Police say they are investigating to find out whether more officers are involved in the racket.