By Mercy Imali
Investigators into the fake gold scam have widened their investigations to include the wife of a former police commissioner, who is said to be at the centre of the fraud. The woman under investigation was linked to the fake gold scam by suspects who were arrested last week
The probe also includes government officials who may be abetting the conmen, as police await a statement from the complainant in Dubai. Telephone records retrieved from the suspects’ phones show that one of the suspects was in frequent communication with the woman.
The woman also called some officers at DCI, asking them to release some of the people arrested at JKIA last week, police sources revealed. The investigators are convinced that the little-known woman has been providing cover for some of the people who have made millions of shillings by pretending to possess gold bars.
It is not clear if the former police commissioner is aware of or involved in the fake gold business.