The National police service on Sunday January 5, 2025 denied media reports on the alleged abduction and killing of Ibrahim Hilal Mwiti.
In a statement on Sunday, police clarified that Mwiti was not an activist and he was killed by a hit and run vehicle while riding a hired motorcycle along Thika superhighway.
“The National Police Service has observed with deep concern the unverified media reports alleging that Ibrahim Hilal Mwiti was abducted before he met his untimely death,” read part of the police report posted on X.
According to the police, Ibrahim Hilal Mwiti was last seen alive on November 11, 2024 and was reported missing by his mother, at Kamukunji Police Station on 15/11/24, and at Juja Police Station on 18/11/2023.
A missing person circulation was done on the 22/11/2024 by Juja Police Station after preliminary enquiries had turned negative referencing the 18/11/2024 initial missing person report
“Notably, his body had been discovered on November 12, 2024 past midnight by Juja Traffic Police after he was fatally knocked down by a hit and run vehicle while riding a hired motorcycle Registration No. KMFG 807C at Spur Mall area along the Thika Super Highway,” police reported.
The body which had visible head injuries was later transported and preserved at General Kago Hospital Mortuary as an unknown person due to lack of identification documents at the accident scene, and the motorcycle secured at the Juja Traffic Office.
Fingerprints of the deceased were taken by Juja Traffic Police, submitted to the National Registration Bureau, and the results dated November 21, 2024 positively identified the body as that of Ibrahim Hilal Mwiti.
On January 2, 2025, Ibrahim’s mother swore an affidavit before Thika Law Courts requesting the waiver of a postmortem examination in accordance with her religious belief, and subsequently sought the release of the body which was granted by the Court.
The body was laid to rest at Lang’ata Muslim Cemetery on January 3, 2025.
The mother recorded her formal statement with the DCI on January 4, 2025 and stated that Ibrahim was not an activist.
Meanwhile, the National Police Service urged media and the general public to refrain from disseminating unverified and misleading information, likely to incite the public.
