PHOTOS: UN employee accused of beating his ex-lover arrested

          
The UN employee, Alphonse Kambu, accused of beating and causing bodily harm to his former lover, has been arrested by police in Kasarani.
Alphonse Kambu was arrested at Garden Estate at 9.30am, moments after he dropped off a child at school, Kasarani OCPD Robinson Mboloi confirmed.

Mr Mboloi said police had been on the trail of Mr Kambu, a Papua New Guinea citizen, since the woman was hospitalized after he allegedly beat her.

“We are currently questioning him and we have scheduled to arraign him in court on Thursday to answer to assault charges,” Mr Mboloi said.

Mr Kambu is alleged to have assaulted his former girlfriend, identified as Ms Ruth Gakii, at her house on Kamiti Road on October 18 before going on the run.

He sparked outrage online after pictures of the victim were shared widely on social media. She had been admitted to Nairobi Women’s Hospital after the alleged assault.

Ms Gakii alleged that Mr Kambu assaulted her after he dropped off their son at home while intoxicated and demanded food. She reported the assault at the Kiamumbi Police Station.

The two separated in 2012 after the birth of their son and an earlier court ruling awarded Ms Gakii full custody of the child.

The Nation has also learnt that the suspect picked up the child from Ms Gakii’s house after she was hospitalized and kept him in an undisclosed place.

At the height of the social media outrage concerning the assault, Mr Kambu’s employer, Unep, promised to cooperate with the Kenyan authorities and stated that the employee “acted out of official duty” and was not entitled to diplomatic immunity.

The UN agency stated in a press statement that Mr Kambu was indeed its employee working as a legal officer in the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions.

“United Nations staff members enjoy immunity from legal process only in respect of words spoken or written, and of acts performed by them in their official capacity.

“Without prejudice to the privileges and immunities accorded to the United Nations and its staff members, it is the duty of all persons enjoying such privileges and immunities to respect local laws,” read the statement from Unep.


It further stated: “Staff members are required to uphold and respect the principles set out in the Charter of the United Nations, including faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women.”
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Kidnapper apprehended while withdrawing ransome

                                             

One Nwabueze Nicholas Lucky has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command for allegedly abducting a two-year old Somtochkwu Olewu.

DAILY POST gathered that the little boy was abducted at the residence of his parents at Zone 4 World Bank Area, in Owerri.

The state command Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Andrew Enwerem who confirmed the arrest, said it was carried out by the operatives of the Anti-kidnapping squad of the command following a tip-off.

The PPRO said, “Following a tip-off, the operatives of anti-kidnapping unit of the Command moved into action. That movement produced a positive report, hence the suspect, Lucky Nwabueze, who has confessed to the crime was arrested while the poor boy, Somtochukwu was rescued.

“The suspect has been helping the police with useful information,” Enwerem noted.

DAILY POST reports that Lucky, in his confessional statement, said that he indulged in the ‘evil act’ not for ritual purposes but to get money from the father of his victim who lives in China.

According to him, “I was going to that Zone 4 in the World Bank Area in search of job. Whenever, I felt like eating something, I would go to the boy’s mother shop. Fortunately, on that day, October 27, 2015, the mother of the boy was inside the shop and the boy was coming out of their compound alone.

“When I did not see anybody, I took the boy away and joined the next commercial tricycle (keke) to the park, where I boarded a bus to Mbaise,” he stated.

Continuing, Lucky said, “I kept the boy in my custody for two days and called his mother, whose number I had before.

“A day after I abducted the boy, I received an alert of N500, 000 in my account. Hoping to release him immediately I cash the money, I went to my bank with my ATM card.

“I collected N120, 000 first. After that day, the ATM failed to pay. I went inside the bank to ask why. It was then I was arrested by the police,” Lucky added.

Mrs. Olewu Ifeoma, mother of the victim who identified herself as an undergraduate, said that as her only child for now she felt that her world had crashed for the two days her son was in captivity.

She said the suspect usually comes to her shop to patronise her but that she never knew he had an evil plan.

Stressing the law must take its course, she said, “I am very grateful to the police. I must sincerely thank the Imo State Commissioner of Police and his men, who rescued my boy,” Ifeoma said, adding that they have wiped away her tears.

“In all, may God Almighty be glorified and may the Lord reward them abundantly,” she added.

9 year-old daughter of lady who was killed by a policeman cries out for justice

                                
Remember the story of the lady who died from a gun shot by a policeman for her husband's refusal to pay bribe? The lady who was riding in a tricycle with her husband on their way back from church and was stopped by policemen who set up an illegal roadblock? Well one of her four children, aged 9 is demanding justice. Read how the family, especially the 11 months old infant has been affected by the death of their mother and wife. continue reading