Fresh details surrounding the death of Elvis Opiyo, the man identified as the prime suspect in the March 2026 acid attack on Mary Clare, have reignited questions about what happened during the final hours of his life.
Opiyo was reportedly found lying on his back inside his apartment, with no visible external injuries. The discovery was reported to Umoja Patrol Base at around 4pm after his wife became concerned when she could not reach him and alerted a close friend.
According to details reported by Citizen TV, a family member and a close friend, both speaking on condition of anonymity, claimed that Opiyo had recently been summoned by his superiors at the National Intelligence Service (NIS) over the acid attack investigation.
The circumstances that followed have now become a key part of the mystery surrounding his death.
Sources said Opiyo later contacted his wife and allegedly told her that he had been dismissed from his job. The revelation reportedly left his wife worried, particularly after subsequent attempts to reach him by phone went unanswered.
Concerned by the silence, she contacted a friend and asked the individual to check on him at his apartment.
What the friend allegedly found was deeply disturbing.
Opiyo was discovered unresponsive inside the residence. A dismissal letter was reportedly found near his body, adding another troubling detail to an already complicated case.
The friend subsequently reported the matter at Umoja 2 Patrol Base, where it was recorded under OB number 13/11/08/2026.
A postmortem examination was later conducted as investigators sought to establish exactly what caused Opiyo’s death. According to the reported findings, he allegedly died after ingesting poison. Police subsequently classified the death as self-inflicted.
However, the circumstances surrounding the alleged poisoning, the reported dismissal from employment and the timing of his death have continued to attract attention, particularly because of his connection to the acid attack investigation.
The postmortem was conducted on Wednesday, coinciding with the day Opiyo’s family began making arrangements to transport his remains to Nyanza for burial.
His death also occurred less than 24 hours after another suspect was arrested and arraigned before a Kiambu court in connection with a separate acid attack case in which Opiyo had reportedly been the prime suspect.
The suspect remains in custody at Kabete Police Station as investigations continue.
The developments have added another layer to a case that has already generated significant public interest. Questions remain over the circumstances that preceded Opiyo’s death, including his reported meeting with NIS officials, the alleged dismissal from his job, the discovery of the dismissal letter and the timing of his death in relation to the arrest and arraignment of another suspect.
For now, authorities have classified the death as self-inflicted following the postmortem findings. However, the sequence of events has left unanswered questions about what happened between the time Opiyo was reportedly summoned and the moment his body was discovered.
As his family prepares to lay him to rest in Nyanza, attention remains focused on the investigations into both his death and the acid attack cases linked to his name.
