Detectives have arrested a man caught on viral video brutally beating a police officer during a traffic stop in Mirema along Kamiti road on Sunday.
The suspect, Ian Njoroge, was caught at his residence in the Jacaranda district of Kayole, Nairobi, on Sunday evening as part of a DCI-led investigation.
The horrific event was reported to the Kasarani police station, with authorities acquainted with the issue revealing that the traffic officer was receiving treatment for injuries incurred during the attack.
According to the police report, the motorist was stopped at 8 a.m. on Sunday for impeding Mirema Drive.
"A police officer was on duty along Kamiti Road at Mirema Junction controlling traffic, the officer spotted a motor vehicle which was making a U-turn on the road causing obstruction to other road users," the police report reads in part.
"When he approached the said motor vehicle, the driver hit the road kerb and got stuck."
During the stop, a traffic cop boarded the car and led the driver to the Kasarani Police Station.
According to officers investigating the event, the motorist took a sword from behind his seat while driving near the Quickmatt store on Kamiti Road.
Fearing for his safety, the police officer allegedly leaped out of the car and ran with the motorist, clothed in a red basketball jersey over trousers and sneakers, hot on his heels.
The footage shows the unnamed guy knocking down the police officer with an overhand strike before soccer-kicking him in the face.
As he tried to punch the officer again, numerous individuals rushed to his rescue. The footage shows him departing the scene.
During the altercation, the motorist allegedly took a police pocket phone battery, which has yet to be found.
Meanwhile, the police officer sought medical help at Crestview Mother and Child Wellness Centre Kasarani and was directed to Mama Lucy for additional care.
