Guard withdraws gun threat complaint against Justice Mohamed Ibrahim

A security guard has withdrawn a complaint he filed on Thursday with the police claiming Supreme Court Judge Mohamed Ibrahim had threatened to shoot him.

Ronald Ayiela went to see the judge on Thursday night and reportedly apologised for his action. He promised to withdraw the complaint, which could have landed Ibrahim in trouble.

Ayiela is a supervisor with Pan Security Guards. Earlier the same day, the guard said Ibrahim had threatened him when he went to inform him of a security company's decision to change his guards.

But the judge, described by many as a very simple man, denied owning a firearm, let alone threatening the guard.

He told the Star that he had an altercation with Ayiela because he has been bringing strangers to his compound without his permission.

Yesterday, Ibrahim met police chiefs at the Spring Valley police station to tell his side of the story.

He is said to have met Gigiri police chief Richard Muguai and other senior officers. Their discussion took slightly more than an hour.

The Judge is said to have told the police that he has never owned a gun and that he only reached out for a mobile phone in his pocket when he had an altercation with the guard.

"The guard thought the judge was pulling out a gun then took off and reported to the police that Ibrahim wanted to shoot him," an officer aware of the meeting said.

A man believed to be Ayiela was also spotted at the station.

Sources at the station said there were frantic efforts by both parties to reconcile and have the matter withdrawn.

“He spoke with the father of the complainant and he apologised to him over what had happened. The complainant said he would withdraw the matter,” another officer said.

The guard is said to have authored a statement at the station, indicating he had withdrawn the complaint. The Star was unable to independently verify this. 

Efforts to get comments from police chief Muguai were unsuccessful as he refused to discuss the matter.