Four suspects have been arrested in Nairobi in connection with an elaborate scam in which jobseekers were allegedly duped into buying fake National Police Service (NPS) recruitment letters at hefty prices.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the suspects targeted desperate youths seeking to join the police service, charging between Ksh450,000 and Ksh700,000 for forged recruitment documents.
According to investigators, the main suspect, Samuel Lemino Sunkuli, was arrested in Nairobi’s Central Business District after allegedly promising to secure a police job for a relative. Detectives said he collected Ksh450,000, claiming he would deliver an official NPS docket number, only to be caught with forged documents.
In a separate sting operation conducted in Ngara, detectives arrested three more suspects Tony Wanyota, Timon Kimeli and Isaac Lang’at who were allegedly selling fake calling letters to at least ten youths. Each victim reportedly paid between Ksh600,000 and Ksh700,000, believing they had secured admission to the NPS Main Campus in Kiganjo.
Police said the breakthrough came after a search of a Toyota Sienta (registration number KDV 295D) linked to the suspects. Inside the vehicle, detectives recovered Ksh700,000 in cash and ten counterfeit recruitment letters, confirming the scale of the fraud.
All four suspects are currently in police custody and are expected to be arraigned in court.
The DCI has issued a stern warning to the public, stressing that National Police Service recruitment is free, transparent and merit-based. Kenyans have been urged to report anyone demanding money or promising jobs through unofficial channels.
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