The National Police Service (NPS) has refuted claims regarding the abduction of a young man named Ibrahim Mwiti, whose body was discovered at the mortuary of Thika Level 5 Hospital.
Earlier media reports suggested that the 24-year-old was an activist who had gone missing under mysterious circumstances, with his body found on January 2.
In a statement released on Sunday, the NPS clarified that Mwiti was not an activist, as indicated by a statement from his mother recorded on January 4, 2025.
“The National Police Service has expressed deep concern over the unverified media reports suggesting that Ibrahim Hilal Mwiti was abducted prior to his tragic death,” the police stated.
The NPS provided an account of the events leading to Mwiti’s demise, asserting that it was the result of a hit-and-run incident.
According to police records, Mwiti was last seen on November 11, 2024, and his mother reported him missing at Kamukunji Police Station on November 15.
“Importantly, his body was discovered by Juja Traffic Police on November 12, 2024, shortly after midnight, after he was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle while riding a hired motorcycle with registration number KMFG 807C in the Spur Mall area along the Thika Super Highway,” the police reported.
The NPS noted that Mwiti’s body could not be identified at the accident scene due to the absence of identification documents and was subsequently transported to General Kago Hospital Mortuary as an unidentified individual.
“Fingerprints of the deceased were collected by Juja Traffic Police, submitted to the National Registration Bureau, and the results, dated November 21, 2024, confirmed the identity of the body as Ibrahim Hilal Mwiti.”
Additionally, police mentioned that Mwiti’s mother swore an affidavit on January 2, 2025, to prevent a post-mortem examination of his body in accordance with her religious beliefs.
The NPS urged caution against the spread of “unverified and misleading information that could incite public unrest.”
Mwiti was interred on January 3, 2025, with the public associating his death with the recent reports of abductions occurring in the country.
