Four arrested in Nairobi for selling fake police recruitment letters
The arrests followed a separate sting operation in Ngara, where three more suspects, Tony Wanyota, Timon Kimeli, and Isaac Lang’at, were apprehended after selling fake letters to ten youths, each paying between Sh600,000 and Sh700,000 for purported admission to the NPS Main Campus in Kiganjo.
Authorities in Nairobi have arrested four suspects for allegedly defrauding jobseekers of between Sh450,000 and Sh700,000 each by selling fake National Police Service (NPS) recruitment letters.
In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the main suspect, Samuel Lemino Sunkuli, had promised to secure a position for a relative in the recently concluded NPS recruitment, collecting Sh450,000 before being arrested in Nairobi’s Central Business District with a forged docket number.
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"Detectives from Kamukunji Police Station have arrested a conman who took a Kenyan for a ride, pocketing Sh450,000 after claiming he could "open doors" for a relative in the just concluded National Police Service recruitment. The suspect, Samuel Lemino 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," said the DCI.
The arrests followed a separate sting operation in Ngara, where three more suspects, Tony Wanyota, Timon Kimeli, and Isaac Lang’at, were apprehended after selling fake letters to ten youths, each paying between Sh600,000 and Sh700,000 for purported admission to the NPS Main Campus in Kiganjo.
Police also recovered Sh700,000 in cash and ten counterfeit calling letters from a Toyota Sienta (KDV 295D) linked to the fraudsters.
"It was the search of a vehicle linked to the fraudsters, a Toyota Sienta (KDV 295D), that blew the lid off the operation. Inside, the detectives recovered Sh700,000 in cash and ten fake calling letters, confirming that the suspects had been minting money at the expense of hopeful applicants," said DCI.
All four suspects are currently in police custody ahead of their arraignment.
The DCI cautioned Kenyans against falling prey to such scams, emphasising that NPS recruitment is free, fair, and merit-based, and urged the public to report anyone attempting to sell recruitment letters or guarantee jobs.
"Report any suspicious offers to the nearest police station immediately or through #FichuaKwaDCI."
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