Former rugby player Alex Olaba has been detained for seven days over claims of attempting to murder a witness in a rape case he is facing pending the conclusion of the investigation.
He appeared before Magistrate Bernard Ochoi where the prosecution made an application to detain him for 10 days but they were granted 7 days after the magistrate said the reasons for detaining him were valid.
Through Investigation officer George Otieno, the court was informed that the suspect was arrested at Madaraka Estate on April 22/2021 in a meeting intending to accomplish his mission.
The court was informed that he is currently facing gang rape charges before a Milimani court and is out on a Sh300,000 cash bail.
Police said Olaba was planning to kill a key witness in the case in efforts
to defeat justice.
“The accused has contacted several witnesses in that matter with the aim of
silencing them,” added Otieno.
Furthermore, the Investigation Officer (IO) said he wanted to eliminate key
witnesses by hiring hit men and that he has already paid a down payment.
In an affidavit seeking to detain him, Otieno told the court that after
investigation the accused was arrested on Thursday while in mission to achieve his goal.
Police said they recovered two mobile phones from Olaba which are undergoing forensic analysis to establish if there were more players in the crime.
The officers then sent undercover officers who posed as possible executors
of his mission before they pounced on him.
Through his lawyer, the accused, who also told police he had been possessed by satanic spirits, sought for reasonable bail terms.
