DCI headquarters
Detectives from Kamukunji Police Station have arrested four suspects in connection with defrauding unsuspecting Kenyans of their money in a fake National Police Service (NPS) recruitment.
One of the suspects, identified as Samuel Lemino Sunkuli, pocketed Sh450,000 after claiming he could open doors for a relative in the just-concluded police recruitment.
Sunkuli had promised to deliver an official docket number in Nairobi’s CBD. However, before he disappeared into thin air, detectives laid a trap for him, arresting him with a forged docket number.
His arrest came after three more scammers were rounded up after police got wind of a racket selling fake NPS calling letters to desperate job seekers.
At the scene, police found 10 youths who had been conned, each paying between Sh600,000 and Sh700,000 for letters purportedly admitting them at NPS Main Campus, Kiganjo.
A search in a vehicle linked to the fraudsters, a Toyota Sienta (KDV 295D), led to the discovery of Sh700,000 in cash and ten fake calling letters, confirming that the suspects had been minting money at the expense of hopeful applicants.
The three suspects, Tony Wanyota, Timon Kimeli, and Isaac Lang’at, were immediately taken into custody. All four are now waiting to be arraigned in court to face fraud charges.
“The DCI warns Kenyans against fraudsters who are selling fake recruitment slots. NPS recruitment is free, fair, and merit-based,” DCI added.
This comes days after DCI detectives arrested two con artists who were targeting desperate job seekers with fake NPS calling letters in Nairobi.
The two were taken into custody after complaints from members of the public, many of whom were swindled at the busy Kencom area.
The duo is accused of luring victims with promises of guaranteed jobs before taking their hard-earned money.
