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A businessman in Kilifi County has accused police officers of allegedly orchestrating a midnight raid on a disputed beachfront property, leaving him counting losses of about Sh5 million.

He said his structures were allegedly torched and business equipment stolen while he and his workers were in police custody.

Twahir Salim Suod, an administrator of the estate of the late Salim Suod and representative of the family that owns Plots 686 and 695 along the Malindi beachfront, claimed that the incident occurred on Friday night last week when armed officers stormed the property and arrested him and several workers before taking them to Malindi Police Station.

Suod said that the officers arrived at the site shortly before midnight, armed with guns.