Ezer Kipkurui was released at 1.00am last night without any questioning or requirement to report back to the Central Police Station.
Yes! I was released at midnight
Thanks for the concern bro! @Asamoh_ @_Rapporteur— Home Grown (@Kipezer) March 8, 2016
He had been arrested, first for resisting arrest and later for taking photos of Huduma Center at GPO, Kenyatta Avenue, Nakuru town. The police could not find evidence of the photos he was alleged to have taken.
The queue @EzerKipkurui wanted to highlight #ReleaseEzerKipkurui told Huduma center is no photography area pic.twitter.com/xOY6V7343Z
— InTheStreetsofNakuru (@StreetNakuru) March 7, 2016
Online content creators celebrated his release.
Nakuru blogger freed at night https://t.co/5ITvMMQb6m pic.twitter.com/v1V3Ayruq1
— InTheStreetsofNakuru (@StreetNakuru) March 8, 2016
Thanks to all that came through for #ReleaseEzerKipkurui ..@Kipezer was freed at 1AM pic.twitter.com/XDkpP5rm67
— InTheStreetsofNakuru (@StreetNakuru) March 8, 2016
Upon his release, Ezer Kikurui was escorted by the police to his house. He is a fourth year student at Egerton University.
Ezer thanked those who camped at the police station and others who made calls to have him released.
