Law enforcement officials hooked up to Central Police Station in Nairobi on Wednesday night time arrested a blogger accused of extorting Ksh1 millionfrom Nairobi’s Well being County Government Committee (CEC) member, Geoffrey Mosiria.
Chatting with Kenyans.co.ke, the Nairobi County official alleged that the blogger posted misinformation claiming that he was caught in a compromising scenario with a girl.
Mosiria, who on the time, was at a workshop in Naivasha, Nakuru County, admitted to receiving a number of cellphone calls from involved buddies who knowledgeable him of the posts shared on-line.
A police station in Kenya in a photograph dated 2021
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“The allegations that I used to be with a girl who stabbed me on my bottom. These have been posted on-line by a well-known blogger,” he said.
The official’s identify turned a trending matter, an element that disrupted his work schedule.
“I couldn’t focus understanding that my identify had been defamed. I’m a father and a husband. I rapidly returned to Nairobi and filed a report on the Central Police Station,” he defined.
Mosiria instructed his private assistant to contact the blogger over the matter. In accordance with the official, the blogger demanded Ksh1 million to tug down the content material from his platforms and problem a public apology.
The blogger ended the decision abruptly, prompting the PA to contact the suspect’s brother.
“After calling the brother, he agreed to a meetup to ‘obtain’ the money. Nonetheless, we have been accompanied by law enforcement officials who hid themselves whereas awaiting the suspects.
Moments after the duo arrived, police apprehended and positioned them in custody.
In accordance with Mosiria, the blogger will probably be charged with defamation, cyberbullying and character assassination.Â
Law enforcement officials strolling alongside Kenyatta Avenue in June 2022.
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