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Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) officers have so far arrested six suspects linked to Albert Ojwang's murder

On Sunday, June 15, detectives arrested three civilians who were allegedly hired to torture the blogger inside a cell at Central Police Station

IPOA has also made a significant step in retrieving a large part of the CCTV footage that captured events on the night the blogger was killed

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi - The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is making progress in unravelling the people behind the murder of blogger Albert Ojwang.

Albert Ojwang was killed at Central Police Station. Photo: Albert Ojwang/NPS.

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Which suspects were arrested over Albert Ojwang's murder?

IPOA has been under pressure to arrest everyone linked to the death of the blogger, who died hours after being arrested for tarnishing the name of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eliud Lagat.

On Friday, June 13, detectives arrested three suspects, including a technician who was paid KSh 3000 to tamper with the CCTV system at Central Police Station.

Others arrested were OCS Samson Taalam and a police officer, James Mukhwana.

On Sunday, June 15, detectives arrested three more individuals suspected of participating in the killing of the blogger at the Central Police Station.

Citizen TV reported that IPOA officers nabbed three prisoners who were held at Central Police Station on the night the blogger was killed.

IPOA nabbed Gin Abwao, Collins Ireri and Brian Mwaniki, who preliminary investigations show they were hired by police to torture the blogger.

The three were allegedly freed under unclear circumstances moments after torturing the blogger and leaving him for dead.

Detectives have also made a significant step in retrieving a large part of the CCTV footage that was destroyed at Central Police Station.

According to IPOA, the recovered footage would be key in revealing the identity of the people who plotted Ojwang's murder.

This latest development is crucial in unravelling the events that transpired at the station on the night the blogger was tortured to death.

Albert Ojwang was killed hours after being booked at the Central Police Station. Photo: Albert Ojwang.

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What you need to know about Albert Ojwang's death

Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Amin Mohamed insisted that Samson Taalam should be treated as the prime suspect in Ojwang's murder.

IPOA chairperson Isaac Hassan vowed that the authority would not be used to shield police from accountability, insisting it will pursue the truth in the death of Albert Ojwang.

A post-mortem carried out by a team of government pathologists revealed that he had suffered blunt force trauma, internal head injuries, and signs of neck compression.

Was Albert Ojwang taken to Mbagathi while already dead?

In another development, Citizen TV shared exclusive CCTV footage showing the exact time police took Ojwang's body to Mbagathi Hospital.

The CCTV footage shows police taking Ojwang to Mbagathi Hospital at 1.35am, contrary to the information shared by the DCI boss.

Kenyans were annoyed more after the footage showed police were not in a hurry to take Ojwang to the emergency room after arriving at the hospital.

From the footage, three police officers took around 20 minutes before wheeling the blogger to the emergency wing for the medics to confirm that he was already dead.

Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.

Source: TUKO.co.ke