At least two police officers
are under probe for raiding the residence of a woman searching for Sh20 million
that had allegedly been stolen from a senator.
The woman claims she was
threatened and tortured during the raid that took more than six hours.
The senator in question
is from a county in Rift Valley. We cannot name him for now. It is not clear
where the money in question originated.
The raid took place at a
private residence of a woman in Kamulu, Nairobi County.
According to police, the woman was picked up from her house by five police officers who said they had been sent by the senator to get the money from her.
The team allegedly
grabbed USD 15,000 and Sh200,000 from her house. They then demanded to know
where the balance was in vain.
According to the woman,
she was in her Ngundu area home when the cops arrived on Sunday, February 9, afternoon saying they wanted to recover the money.
She denied the claims
even as the team forced their way into the house.
They then grabbed the cash from her suitcase and demanded more.
After failing to get the cash,
they forced her into a waiting salon car and told her she was being taken to the Njathaini police station in the area.
They left the home and on reaching the Kamulu
shopping centre, the driver stopped and two of the officers from the Kamulu
police station alighted.
Two others including a
woman boarded the car, she told police.
The occupants drove to
Ruai and branched to Mwiki near the local police station but did not stop.
The woman told police
the occupants kept demanding the balance of the money they claimed she had.
After failing to get the
balance, the car occupants took the woman back to her house on Monday dawn.
She said she was
threatened and tortured.
It was then she went to
Kamulu police station and reported the matter prompting a probe.
Senior police officers
visited the scene and confirmed the same.
It was established two
of the police officers are from Njathaini police station, which is within the Mwiki
area.
A car that was used in
the mission was positively identified by the victim at the station parking
yard.
The officers were
detained for grilling as the hunt for the rest went on for investigations.
The team wants to
establish why the case was not recorded in any of the police stations as
required.
They are also investigating claims of torture and threats to life on the woman.
The woman
said she would seek medical attention following her ordeal at the hands of the
cops.
