This archive report was first published on 6 October 2021.
On May 13, 2020, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) issued a warning to motorists to exercise caution and follow traffic rules.
A motorist who was impersonating a police officer was arrested and arraigned in court for biting the ear of a real police officer during a confrontation at a filling station in Nairobi.
According to court documents, the suspect became unruly after he was asked by the fuel station's security guards to park his vehicle aside and minimize the traffic jam at the entrance.
He parked his vehicle and walked back to confront and threaten the guards, claiming he was a police officer and would take action against them.
Police Constable John Anyosa Ogweno and his colleagues responded to the commotion and interrogated the suspect to establish if he was a member of the National Police Service.
The suspect provided a four-digit number as opposed to the six-digit police number, stating he was officer Rono attached at the Rongai police station.
However, the cops were not convinced and asked the suspect to present his certificate of appointment, which he failed to provide.
When they tried to arrest him, he resisted, prompting another violent confrontation, during which he bit the constable's ear and left him nursing injuries.
File image of a petrol station
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