Police in Nairobi have arrested an officer attached to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) over kidnapping claims. 

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According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Kahawa Barracks officer Mohamed Sharmake Abdi was nabbed after holding hostage citizens in a car and demanding ransom. 

He was arrested alongside Abdikalif Noor, Salah Abdi, and Ahmed Abdullahi. 

Police reports indicate that the four had abducted civilians in a car and were demanding Sh5000 from each to release them. 

The DCI has confirmed the arrest.