Police in Mombasa have arrested a suspect over claims of coning residents in the ongoing KDF recruitment drive.
Confirming the Thursday incident, Mombasa police boss Lucas Ogara, said Benson Makana Boiyo, who claims to be a major in the Kenya Navy, allegedly solicited millions of shillings from the victims, with the promise of offering them a spot in the military.
Ogara said the suspect was arrested in Bombolulu Estate, Mombasa, following complaints from eight of his victims who reported the matter at Makupa police station.
Boiyo, who is being held at the station, is said to have received money and vehicles from residents in Mombasa and Nairobi.
“The suspect was arrested following complaints from the victims who have been coned. We are hoping more victims will come forward,”said Ogara, as quoted by Baraka FM.
He will be arraigned in court on Friday once investigations are completed.