A notorious Kenyan criminal, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, who has been linked to the murders of 42 women and is often referred to as “a vampire,” has reportedly escaped from a Nairobi police station along with 12 other detainees. The escape was allegedly facilitated by eight officers, including the station commanders, according to Mohamed Amin, the head of Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
The detainees reportedly managed to cut through the wire mesh of their cells and scale a perimeter wall. The escape was only discovered when officers arrived to serve breakfast. Amin stated that preliminary investigations suggest the escape was an inside job, given that officers were strategically deployed to guard the station.
Khalusha, 33, was a high-value suspect facing serious charges. He has been described by the police as a “vampire” and a “psychopath.” Amin assured that an investigation into the incident is underway and appropriate action will be taken.
The escape occurred after Khalusha was ordered to remain in police custody for an additional week while investigations into the 42 homicides linked to him continued. Khalusha was initially arrested in July following the discovery of 10 mutilated bodies in a quarry in Nairobi’s Kware neighborhood.
Authorities claim that Khalusha confessed to the murders of not only the 10 women found in the quarry but also 32 others over a two-year period, with his missing wife being the first victim. Upon his initial arrest, Amin described Khalusha as a “psychopathic serial killer who has no respect for human life.”
However, Khalusha’s lawyer, John Maina Ndegwa, has maintained his client’s innocence, alleging that the confession was extracted under police torture. Ndegwa expressed confusion over the prison break, stating that he had last spoken to his client when the court ordered him to be held for seven more days.
The eight officers implicated in the escape are now facing disciplinary measures, as confirmed by acting Police Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli.