The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) Wednesday summoned Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police Eliud Lagat for statement recording in connection with the murder of teacher Albert Ojwang.
Ojwang was killed on June 7 while in custody at the Central Police Station in Nairobi.
Sources said Lagat was willing to record his statement on Wednesday but the exercise was pushed to Thursday.
IPOA chairman Isaak Hassan Hassan said they want to hear the side of Lagat.
“Further, having found basis, IPOA has issued summons to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eliud Lagat to appear before the Authority’s investigations team to record a statement.”
“The Authority made a miscellaneous application to mobile service providers to supply it with mobile phone data for persons of interest, to help in the investigations into the murder of Mr. Ojwang’,” he said.
Further, the seized DVR footage from Central Police Station and biological samples supplied to the Government Chemist are currently under analysis.
He said that as of Wednesday June 18 a total of 20 police officers including the Central Police Station Deputy OCS, inspector Samuel Ng’ang’a have recorded statements with IPOA, with two of them including OCS
Samson Talaam, and constable James Mukhwana having been arraigned.
Ng’ang’a was arrested Tuesday and produced at the Kahawa West Law Courts before being detained at Muthaiga Police Station.
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