The 19-year-old first year University student who allegedly assaulted a police officer along Kamiti Road will be detained in custody until tomorrow when the court is expected to rule on whether to release him on bond.
Ian Njoroge was today arraigned in court and charged with robbery with violence where the prosecution alleged that he robbed a police officer of a communication gadget and in the process used violence.
He appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi today and denied three criminal charges.
According to the charge sheet, Njoroge on June 2, 2024, jointly with others not before the court, violently robbed Corporal Jacob Ogendo, of a police communication gadget and a mobile phone valued at Sh50,000.
He faced a second count of unlawfully assaulting the officer and causing him grievous harm.
Further, he was charged with resisting arrest by the said officer Ogendo who at the time of the resistance was acting in the due execution of his duty.
The prosecution opposed his release on bail and requested for three days to file their affidavit opposing bond.
However, defence lawyers led by Duncan Okatch and Soyinka Lempaa said there are no compelling reasons to deny the accused bond.
“Your honor the accused person before you is19 years old hr was brought to court by 21 armed police officers, the number of police of police officers who escorted him are more than his age, these police officers if they had time to sit down they would have produced an affidavit, they cannot come to court 21 people to say that one individual could not sit down to draft a five page affidavit.” submitted the defense.
The Court will issue a ruling on his bail and bond release tomorrow.
