German National Seeks Justice After Kenyan Police Officers Defraud Him Sh1 Million

A German national is demanding justice after he was allegedly defrauded Sh1 million by Kenyan police officers in Mombasa.

Stefan Weidener claims that three police officers stationed at the Moi International Airport colluded with a taxi driver to extort money from him by framing up defilement allegations. 

Through his lawyer Elkana Mogaka, the foreigner says he arrived in the country on July 29th to visit his girlfriend identified as Barbara Ombaga. Weidener then invited his girlfriend to his rented apartment in Nyali and instructed the taxi driver to collect her from her home in Bamburi.

“The taxi driver and his girlfriend who are known to each other did return to the apartment with two other ladies who unknown to the claimant were underage girls, and who were seeking his sponsorship. However, within an hour, three police officers ambushed the foreigner claiming that he had committed criminal acts by hosting the 3 minors," Mogoka says.

To avoid getting arrested, Mogaka says his client was forced to transfer Sh1 million through a series of online transactions to accounts held in the names of the three police officers.

“The police officers took possession of the foreigner's passport as security to ensure the online transactions would successfully go through, with threats that they would arrest and charge him with criminal offenses of hosting the minors,” the lawyer adds.

The matter was reported at Changamwe police station under OB number 50/01/07/2022.

“The claimant was collected at the airport by the first respondent under the instructions of the second respondent who acted as his taxi driver and took him around Mombasa city during his stay in the city. He further claims that apart from Amwoyo being the taxi driver, he organized the claimant's rental apartment in Nyali centre where he would stay and pay for,” the OB reads in part.