Ruth Nyambura Mbagara, the mother of Ian Njoroge who was caught on camera assaulting a police officer, has come out to defend her son.
In an interview, she apologised on behalf of her son whom she said is her firstborn, while sharing the events that led to the incident and his subsequent arrest.
Ruth said that Njoroge encountered the police officer while rushing home to return her car, and take his siblings to church.
However, when Njoroge was stopped by the officer for making an illegal U-turn, their interaction turned ugly when the cop allegedly demanded a Ksh 10,000 bribe.
Njoroge mentioned that he could not raise the money since he was a university student, and instead offered Ksh 5,000 which he was hoping to raise through friends.
However, Ruth says that the officer refused the offer further escalating the situation which eventually led to a full-blown scuffle that left the officer with injuries.
“I was surprised because I have brought my son in a Christian way. He is a boy who has gone to good schools, has grown with manners, is God-fearing, obedient, very polite at home. I have never seen him agitated. Something must have happened to that boy,” she shared.
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Ruth who was away for a business trip mentioned that she was made aware of her son’s situation by police officers who came to her home to arrest him.
“I was heartbroken when I came home from a business trip that night and all I saw was Flying Squad cars outside my gate. In shock, I went inside and found policemen folding my boy down and when I asked why, they showed me a video and told me your boy is a murderer and a robber, that he wanted to kill that man… that the man was in the ICU because of what he did,” she said.
Ruth acknowledged mistakes that her son did, however, refuting claims that he is a murderer and has a criminal record.
“I’m speaking as a mother who has been hurting because of seeing how the boy has trended in a negative way. I want to apologise, first of all, and say what he did was not right; he was not supposed to beat that man, I already told him that was wrong,” she further said.
Njoroge was arraignment in court on Tuesday, June 4, where he pleaded not guilty to robbery with violence, causing grievous harm and resisting arrest.
According to the charge sheet, he is accused of robbing Corporal Jacob Ogendo of a police communication gadget and a mobile phone valued at Ksh 50,000.
The prosecution said immediately he had committed the robbery, he wounded the officer.
