A man in Nakuru has come out to narrate how a case of mistaken identity led to people he believes to be police officers breaking into his house in the wee hours.
While speaking to NTV, he noted how the people he believes are behind the wave of abductions broke into his house while mistaking him for missing cartoonist Gideon Kibet Yoko.I was eating supper with my family, after which I slept. At around 3am, I heard a loud bang on my door. The bang was so loud that I heard the foundations of the house shake.The band was so loud that I kept wondering how bold they were to pull such a stunt, and yet we had security in our neighbourhood,” he noted.
According to him, Upon realising he was in imminent danger, he alerted security, who assured him they would respond in time.
His attempts to reach out to his neighbours, however, proved futile, as none of them dared come out to help him due to fear.
The man was forced to cooperate with the armed men, who, despite their aggressive approach, seemed to calm down once they realised their error.
They questioned him and inspected his house before turning their attention to his wife and children
”They asked me who lives here. I informed them that it was my family and me, after which they requested to see where they were, and I obliged and showed them,” he added.
The man moreover revealed that upon realising that they were in the wrong house, they accused him of failing to open the door, insisting they announced themselves as police.
After the incident, the man reported the break-in to Njoro Police Station and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
However, the DCI denied knowledge of the operation, explaining that they would have been in the loop if such a mission were to happen in the jurisdiction.
“I left and went to report the incident at Njoro Police Station. I reported everything that happened, and they took my statement. I then went to the DCI, and they told me they weren’t aware of the incident. They said if it was a DCI operation, the team should have reported to them and informed them before carrying out any operations in our area,” he added.
