Detectives have arrested four suspects in connection with recruitment fraud targeting Kenyans seeking employment with the National Police Service, with victims losing hundreds of thousands of shillings.
In a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Saturday, December 13, authorities revealed that the latest arrests involved suspects who had swindled hopeful job applicants.
Detectives from Kamukunji Police Station apprehended Samuel Lemino Sunkuli after he allegedly defrauded a Kenyan of Ksh450,000 by promising to secure a position for their relative in the recently concluded National Police Service recruitment exercise.
The suspect had claimed he could ‘open doors’ and deliver an official docket number in Nairobi's Central Business District. However, before he could vanish, investigators set up a trap and arrested him while in possession of a forged docket number.
Sunkuli's arrest followed closely on another major operation in Ngara, where three additional scammers were rounded up after police received intelligence about a syndicate selling fraudulent NPS calling letters to desperate jobseekers.
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At the scene, officers discovered 10 young people who had each been conned into paying between Ksh600,000 and Ksh700,000 for fake letters purportedly admitting them to the NPS Main Campus in Kiganjo.
The operation's breakthrough came when detectives searched a Toyota Sienta with registration number KDV 295D, which was linked to the fraudsters.
Inside the vehicle, investigators recovered Ksh700,000 in cash alongside ten counterfeit calling letters.
Tony Wanyota, Timon Kimeli, and Isaac Lang'at were immediately taken into custody.
All four suspects are currently being held in police custody as detectives prepare charges ahead of their arraignment in court.
The DCI has issued a stern warning to Kenyans to be vigilant against fraudsters claiming to sell recruitment slots for the National Police Service.
"NPS recruitment is free, fair, and merit-based," the DCI emphasized in its statement.
This comes three days after a duo was arrested in a similar scam targeting job seekers in the capital.
On December 9, law enforcement officers at Parliament Police Station apprehended two suspects who had been selling fake National Police Service calling letters in Nairobi.
Evaline Jepchirchir Rotich and Jane Chepkonga Chelanga were arrested following multiple complaints from members of the public who had been defrauded in the busy Kencom area.
The pair allegedly lured victims with promises of guaranteed employment before taking their money.
Acting on credible intelligence, officers conducted a swift operation that resulted in the arrest of the suspects and the recovery of Ksh330,200 in cash, believed to be proceeds from their fraudulent activities.
During interrogation, a new lead emerged that directed detectives to Upper Hill, where a third suspect fled upon spotting police presence, abandoning a Mazda Station Wagon registered as KDV 862D.
Officers searching the vehicle discovered two additional fake NPS calling letters.
The two suspects remain in custody awaiting court proceedings, while the abandoned vehicle has been secured as evidence.
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