A former police officer has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after he was found guilty of murder.
According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Wilfred Kibichy Too was found guilty of murdering Susan Nasiru Emure in January 2021 in Turkana County.
“The court heard that on the 12th day of January 2021, at Kakong area, Kainuk Division within Turkana South Sub-County, the accused, Wilfred Kibichy Too, who at the time was a police officer attached to Kakong Police Post, murdered Susan Nasiru Emure,” read part of the statement.
Former police officer sentenced to 45 years in prison after he was found guilty of murder. Photo: Courtesy.
The ODPP moreover noted that the murder incident occurred after the ex-officer was involved in an altercation with Susan, who owned a bar in Kakong area, Turkana County.
During the arguments, Too was struck on the head and sustained a bleeding injury.
The angry former officer went to his house and picked up his service firearm, and returned to the bar where he sprayed several bullets at Susan and killed her.
“A physical altercation ensued between him and Ms. Susan, the bar’s female owner, during which he was struck on the head and sustained a bleeding injury. Following the incident, he proceeded to his house, retrieved his service firearm, returned to the premises, and discharged several rounds at the woman, fatally wounding her on the spot,” ODPP stated.
While delivering the judgment, Justice Nyakundi highlighted that he would have sentenced the accused to death if it were constitutional in Kenya.
