Parents call for arrest of policeman accused of sodomising pupils
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Nyatike MP Tom Odege protested against the incident and demanded the prosecution of the officer.
The MP claimed the policeman had taken leave in order to avoid being arrested.
Parents of the children asked DCI George Kinoti “to take a keen interest in the matter because there might be a miscarriage of.”
Pupils, teachers and parents of St Gabriel Primary school in Nyatike on Thursday stormed Macalder Police Station to demand arrest of an Administration Police officer accused of sodomising learners.
Already 12 children have been taken to a hospital for medical examination following sodomy claims.
The boys were taken to Macalder Sub-County hospital in Nyatike, Migori County, after the minors claimed they had been sodomised by the officer in his house.
WORLD CUP
Migori County police chief Mr Joseph Nthenge said they were still waiting for the medical results before taking action against the officer.
“If the reports implicates the officer, then we will have to arrest and prosecute him. But for now, we cannot do anything, legally speaking,” he said.
The residents claimed the officer sodomised the boys after he lured them into his house to watch the World Cup.
COVER UP
Nyatike MP Tom Odege protested against the incident and demanded the prosecution of the officer.
“We will be on lookout for any attempts to cover up the incident. The innocent children must be get justice,” he said.
The MP claimed the policeman had taken leave in order to avoid being arrested.
“I will personally make sure that this incident is not ignored,” added Mr Odege.
Parents of the children asked DCI George Kinoti “to take a keen interest in the matter because there might be a miscarriage of.”
AK47 RIFLE
Meanwhile, police in Kuria West sub county have recovered an AK47 assault rifle.
Mr Nthenge said the gun was thrown into a maize plantation in Ikerege village by a suspect who was being pursued by the police.
“My officers had stormed his home on suspicion that he was keeping stolen cattle. But he sneaked out of the home and dumped the gun at a nearby maize farm,” he said.