- OCS of Nairobi Central Police Station, Samson Talam was arrested in Eldoret and transferred to Ipoa headquarters in Nairobi
- Talam’s arrest is linked to the murder of blogger Albert Ojwanga in the center, with IPOA saying the detained OCS is a suspect
- Arrested at present two policemen and civilians; Police Constable James Mukhwana was arrested on Thursday, June 12
The officer in charge of Central Nairobi police station, Samson Talam, has been arrested.
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Where was the Nairobi Central police OCS arrested?
The officer was arrested in the city Eldoret Friday afternoon, June 13, and handed over to the Independent Police Management Authority (IPOA), which is investigating the killing of blogger Albert Ojwang.
IPOA said Talam was a favorite person, since Ojwang died in the cells within the center he manages.
Talam was detained along with other officials in Central at the order of Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja.
Police said he was being transported to the IPOA headquarters in Nairobi.
IPOA now has two police officers in detention; Constable James Mukhwana, a defender when Ojwang was detained, was arrested on Thursday, June 12, and brought to court a day later.
Why DCI wanted OCS Talam to be considered as a great suspect
Talam’s arrest comes a few days after the head of the Criminal Investigation Department (DCI), Mohamed Amin, referred to him as the main suspect in the murder case.
According to Amin, the way the OCS dealt with the matter directed him that it was more likely to be involved.
Head of DCI He told Kenyans “Not following what Talam says about Ojwang’s murder”. Initially the OCS had denied involvement in the Ojwang massacre.
In a statement to IPOA, the official said the deceased was not at the center and when he went there he found him seriously injured.
He refused to stop the person who had lost consciousness and decided to rush him to Mbagathi hospital.
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In the hospital, doctors confirmed that Ojwang was already dead, as there was no heart attack or breath, with the body cold.
Doctors asked the police to take the body to the corpse they would choose; It was sent to the Nairobi conservatives, which is usually called the City’s corpse.
Did the police cheated about Albert Ojwang’s death?
They were all silent about Ojwang’s death until the news reached the public on Sunday, June 8.
The death sparked a borne on the internet, prompting police to report where they cheated that the deceased knocked his head into the cell wall and died.
A dead body on June 10 showed that Ojwang was attacked and hanged in the neck before he died.
In the results of the corpse, Kanja apologized to Kenyans for a statement suggesting the blogger suicide.
Ojwang was arrested on June 7, following a complaint by Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat, who had complained about the allegations on X.
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