Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations are investigating a foiled abduction of a contractor at the Lake Victoria Campus Kenya Medical Training College in Kisumu.
This is after three people attempted to abduct Saptiff Glow Company’s director Dominic Lugariki within the college on Wednesday.
He was rescued from the kidnappers who had bundled him into a waiting motor vehicle by the students after raising the alarm during the 5 pm incident.
Lugariki, who offers cleaning services at the institution, reported the matter at Kisumu Central Police Station via OB number 55/25/07/2024.
He recorded statements alongside other witnesses from the institution at the Kisumu Central DCI office on Saturday.
Lugariki has however linked the foiled abduction to a payments standoff with the college officials.
“One of the officials called me on the phone to report back to the college when I was already in my house. When arrived at his office, he identified me to the three heavily built men,” he said.
The purported officers, Lugariki said, did not identify themselves or show him a warrant of arrest and even mention his offence. He said they forcefully bundled me into their vehicle.
Kisumu Central DCI boss Robert Kipsum confirmed the ongoing investigations.
The college owes Lugariki Sh507,060 for the services he offered to the institution in April, May and June.
The College Principal Wilson Rop confirmed that they indeed owe the service provider money which they planned to pay.
“We have engaged with the company’s director on the modality to offset his arrears,” he said on the phone on Saturday.
Further, he said he was dealing internally with the two officers adversely mentioned in the payment standoff.
“I have officially written a memo to them to explain the matter before appropriate action is taken against them,” Rop said.
The principal said the DCI was dealing with the alleged kidnapping incident at the institution.
This comes as students threatened to protest over insecurity and mismanagement of the college.
Some of the students who spoke to the Star on anonymity want the KMTC board to swiftly take action against the officials before embarking on protests.