Daniel Letuyia, 28, is alleged to have been picked by a known senior police officer at Ngong town on September 2; one day after the officers collected his photo from his home in the same town.
His seven-month pregnant wife, Evelyn Ochieng, told the Star on Monday that Letuyia, who owns a second-hand shoe kiosk in Ngong town, is a known personality and was reportedly seen being picked and locked in the boot of a car belonging to the senior officer.
Our efforts to reach out to Ngong OCPD, George Seda to confirm the details bore no fruits as his phone went unanswered the entire morning on Monday.
Even after sending Seda a detailed message and copying the same to Kajiado County police commander, Kipkemoi Rop, none of them responded.
Ochieng told the Star that on the day Letyia was arrested, he called her back to tell her he was being taken to Ngong police station in a car belonging to a Mr. Gambo.
“Moments later when I called my husband he said; "Hata nimeshikwa na Gambo ananiweka kwa hii gari yake ya white". On calling him back again someone picked up and told me "mfwateni pangani," said Ochieng on Monday.
She explained that before Letuyia was arrested, the police, led by Ngong deputy OCS, invaded their home on September 1 and picked her husband’s portrait photo from the wall.
“Our efforts to follow up the matter with the police has been unsuccessful, the Ngong OCS (Gambo) claims he was in Mombasa that night of the arrest, while the officer we found at the station on the night of arrest told us that the OCS had been on duty the whole night,” said Ochieng.
She claimed that there have been a number of cases of people missing in Ngong after they have been arrested, and later disappear for good.
On September 3, Ochieng with her mother in law, Peris Letuyia, went to Ngong Police station to make further inquiries about the arrest of her husband but officers told them to make a formal complaint for a missing person.
She gave the OB number as 25/3/9/2017, and that a week later they went to see the area OCPD Seda who handed them over to Ngong DCIO.
“The DCIO told us to go home and wait for his call. But up to date we have not received any information or call concerning the same,” added Ochieng.
-The Star/Kurgat Marindany