Top Police Officer in Viral Extortion Case Finally Arrested
Top Police Officer in Viral Extortion Case Finally Arrested: Earlier in the week, EACC arrested the OCS for Itabua Police Station Mary Syombua Mutunga on allegations of demanding Kes. 100,000 in consequence of which she would facilitate release of the complainants’ motor vehicle impounded and detained at the station, allegedly without any justifiable cause.
The OCS was apprehended after the complainants, a man and his wife, made a telephone call to EACC for help when the bribe demand persisted with the OCS threatening to put them in cells for insisting on release of their car without the demanded amount.
Upon arrest, the OCS was escorted to EACC Central Regional Office in Nyeri where she was processed and later released on cash bail. She was ordered to report back on 7th August 2024 for further investigations.