A police officer based in Nyamache who has allegedly been having an affair with an underage girl has been arrested and locked up in the cells by his colleagues.
The police constable, stationed at the Nyamache Police patrol base, was arrested on Wednesday morning after senior police bosses launched investigations into complaints by the girl’s mother.
A National government administrator who sought anonymity told the media that the suspect has been having an affair with the 15 year old standard seven pupil at Nyamache Primary school since September last year but the parents came to know about it recently.
The administrator said that the affair was suspected to have begun when the young girl took her parents’ cows for grazing within the police post.
However, said the administrator, the affair leaked out when her younger siblings saw her come out of the officer’s house with a Sh.1,000/= note and reported the matter to their mother.
“Upon interrogation, the girl admitted being in an affair with the policeman,” said the administrator.
The Nyamache Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) Japheth Mwirichia confirmed the arrest of the officer.
Mwichiria said that the suspect would be arraigned in court to face defilement charges as soon as investigations were completed
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