The Kenya President, William Ruto has disbanded the Special Service Unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) which was alleged to have been behind several cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of both citizens and foreign nationals. SaharaReporters earlier reported that some Nigerian nationals living in Kenya had disappeared without any trace in the East African country while some were extrajudicially killed by operatives of DCI in the country.
The Nigerian High Commissioner in Nairobi, Kenya, Ambassador Alhaji Yusuf Yunusa has reportedly barred a Nigerian resident in the East African country, Anthony Anamonye, from entering the commission. SaharaReporters reliably gathered on Friday that the decision was sequel to reports published by SaharaReporters on passport racketeering and extortion by officials of the high commission.
The Nigerian High Commissioner in Nairobi, Kenya, Ambassador Alhaji Yusuf Yunusa, has reportedly suffered a stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair. SaharaReporters reliably gathered that since he suffered the stroke, he has been incapacitated to discharge his official duties as he is often in Egypt or Italy on a medical trip. SaharaReporters had reported how passport racketeering rocked the Nigeria High Commission in Nairobi following the absence of the High Commissioner, who was at the time of the report in faraway Egypt for medical treatment.
One of the justifications Kenyan police officers give for assaulting Nigerians in their country is that Nigeria Police treat Nigerians worse, Nigerians in Kenya have told SaharaReporters. SaharaReporters learnt some Kenyan police officers go as far as making reference to the harsh treatment of protesters during the #EndSARS protests of October 2020, when some protesters were killed across the country and several others were injured. Many protesters were also arrested and detained, with some still languishing in detention almost two years after.