The National Police Service has issued a cautionary statement urging the public to be vigilant against persons impersonating Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome on social media.
In a statement, NPS said unscrupulous individuals were impersonating the police boss with the aim of defrauding members of the public.
NPS made it clear that the IG does not have any social media account and as such any social media profiles purporting to be linked to Koome are fake and should be treated with scepticism.
"Disclaimer…!!!🚨 The National Police Service wishes to caution the public against interacting with this fake account purporting to belong to the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Japhet Koome," the Police said in a statement.
"This account is maintained by unscrupulous imposters with criminal intent to defraud unsuspecting Kenyans and the general public. Please note that the Inspector General of Police does not operate any social media account," the statement added.
This account is maintained by unscrupulous imposters with criminal intent to defraud unsuspecting Kenyans and the general public.
Please note that the Inspector General of Police does not operate any social media account. pic.twitter.com/tNGaeZXKp5— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) August 2, 2023
The police also requested the public to report the links to the profiles.
"Kindly report these links; i) Facebook Profile: https://t.co/0RCU3G7dnk ii) Facebook Profile: https://t.co/7JaNwZmm12," the statement added.
