At that time, the Thika team arrived and declared their interests before the five and the taxi driver were arrested. On Friday, another officer attached to Thika police station was arrested in the town after being found with an elephant tusk. Police say the officers and a taxi driver arrested the Chinese from Makongeni area on claim he did not have a valid work permit. The officers had held hostage a Chinese national and demanded Sh1 million from him before they could release him. Updated Sat, June 11th 2016 at 10:06 GMT +3NAIROBI: Five police officers and a civilian were Friday night arrested in Nairobi over claims of extortion and kidnap.

Source: Standard Digital June 11, 2016 06:22 UTC