The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is offering a “significant cash reward” for information leading to the arrest of Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, a suspected serial killer who escaped from custody on Tuesday.
The DCI has made a public appeal, urging anyone with credible information about Khalusha’s whereabouts to come forward. Information can be reported confidentially by calling the police hotlines 911, 999, or 112, or by visiting the nearest police station.
The DCI has assured the public that all tips will be treated with strict confidentiality, emphasizing the importance of capturing the fugitive.
Collins Jumaisi Khalusha is one of 13 suspects currently being sought by detectives after an apparent insider-aided escape from Gigiri Police Station. According to Citizen TV, the two police officers on duty at the time—the cell sentry and the duty officer—are under investigation for possibly aiding the escape.
Contrary to initial reports that the suspects may have escaped by cutting the wire mesh at the jail cells’ basking bay, a fraud suspect who was also in custody that night informed investigators that this was not the case.
Gigiri Police Station is structured with six cell cubes, three on each side separated by a corridor. Khalusha, who had been in custody since July 17th for the Kware murder, was held in a cell at the far end.
His door was reportedly locked, and he had been chained to the ground on an elevated metal sheet inside his cell. These details raise further concerns about how the escape occurred and suggest that it might have involved assistance from within the station.
New details have emerged regarding the escape of Collins Jumaisi Khalusha and 12 other suspects from Gigiri Police Station. The escape occurred under suspicious circumstances, raising further questions about the involvement of the police officers on duty.
According to a witness who was arrested for fraud and placed in the station’s cells that night, the adjacent cube housed four detainees who did not escape, while the cube next to Khalusha’s held 12 Eritreans who fled alongside him. The witness was brought to the cells around 9 pm and was allowed to keep some money by the officers.
He reports that the duty officer conducted a roll call of all detainees shortly after midnight but left the cell doors open afterward. Interestingly, when the witness first arrived at the cells, he noticed that all the suspects, including Khalusha, were already outside their cell cubes in the corridor.
These accounts suggest that the escape was facilitated from within, as it appears that proper security procedures were not followed, and the cell doors were left open, allowing the suspects to leave easily. The investigation into the conduct of the two officers on duty is ongoing, as their actions on the night of the escape are under intense scrutiny.
The details surrounding the escape of Collins Jumaisi Khalusha and 12 other detainees from Gigiri Police Station have become increasingly alarming, pointing to significant lapses in security and potential complicity by the officers on duty.
Khalusha, who had been securely chained and locked in his cell, was found to have been unchained, with the door to his cell cube opened, allowing him access to the corridor. The handcuffs used to restrain him were found abandoned in his cell after his escape.
A witness reported seeing two police officers receiving money from one of the Eritrean detainees before leaving, claiming they were heading to the canteen.
One of the officers appeared to be intoxicated, a situation corroborated by insiders at the station who confirmed that a certain corporal was known for reporting to duty while under the influence of alcohol. With the officers absent, the 13 suspects, including Khalusha, took the opportunity to walk through the report desk and escape into the night.
The escape was only discovered at around 5:45 am when a woman assigned to serve breakfast to the detainees noticed that several of them were missing. She immediately informed the two officers on duty, leading to the realization that the suspects had fled.
This incident has raised serious concerns about the conduct and integrity of the officers involved, who are now under investigation for potentially aiding the escape. The lack of proper supervision and the apparent involvement of officers in accepting bribes highlight significant failures in the station’s security protocols.
After the escape of Collins Jumaisi Khalusha and 12 other detainees from Gigiri Police Station, there was a delay in informing the senior command about the incident. This delay occurred even after the duty Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) became aware of the situation.
The witness to the escape has successfully identified the two police officers involved, which has provided crucial information for the ongoing investigation.
A manhunt is now underway to recapture the escapees. The involvement of the identified officers in facilitating the escape is a significant focus of the investigation, as authorities work to bring both the fugitives and any accomplices to justice.
