This archive report was first published on 16 July 2019.
On July 16, 2019, a 32-year-old man was arrested in Migori for impersonating a police officer.
Antony Obare, a resident of Oruba estate in Suna West, was apprehended by police officers around Huduma Centre in Migori after he attempted to con a nurse working at Migori Level Four Hospital.
According to Migori County Police boss Joseph Nthenge, the police officers received a tip-off from the nurse and lured the imposter to Huduma Centre, where they pounced on him.
Upon his arrest, Obare was found in possession of a fake police identification card, which claimed he was a Senior Superintendent attached to the Criminal Investigations Department.
Obare is currently being detained at Migori Police Station pending investigations and will be arraigned in court on Wednesday.
The police boss has asked members of the public who have previously been conned by the imposter to report to the police to aid investigations.
