Fake cop who robbed Kilifi homes at gunpoint jailed for 40 years
A Kilifi court on Friday jailed Victor Otieno for 40 years for robbery with violence and impersonating a police officer. He and an accomplice raided homes in Malindi and Kilifi and stole valuables worth about KSh 4 million.
Kilifi Law Courts Principal Magistrate Ivy Wasike sentenced Victor Otieno to 40 years in prison on Friday. She convicted him of four counts of robbery with violence and one count of impersonating a police officer. He received 30 years on each robbery count, with the terms running concurrently. He got another 10 years for impersonation, to be served consecutively. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Otieno and an accomplice carried out the robberies in Malindi and Kilifi towns between November 15, 2024 and March 26, 2025. The ODPP said the pair knocked on doors and claimed to be conducting police operations. Once inside, they held occupants at gunpoint and ransacked the homes. The court heard they took phones, laptops, TVs, gold chains, rings and PlayStations worth about KSh 4 million. The prosecution called nine witnesses. Some attacks happened in broad daylight, at 10am, noon and 1pm, The Star reported. One victim told the court that Otieno pointed a gun at her daughter. Another said he was pushed around and threatened with death unless he cooperated. Otieno said he had been wrongly identified. He told the court he was in Migori for his grandmother's burial at the…
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