The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has taken over the probe into the controversial death of 19-year-old Erick Otieno after his detention at Muthaiga Police Station on Sunday, August 2, the National Police Service (NPS) has confirmed. A past image of deceased 19-year-old boda boda rider Erick Otieno. VOCAL AfricaThe family accused police officers of assaulting the teen, further alleging that they refused to release the boda boda rider to seek treatment despite complaints of injuries. “We condemn the death of Erick Otieno, a boda boda rider from Mathare, who succumbed to injuries while in police custody. Human rights group VOCAL Africa also said it was monitoring the investigations and called for accountability over the circumstances surrounding Otieno’s death.