Detectives investigating the authenticity of the contested wills of the late former Nakuru Mayor Joseck Thuo in the Sh1 billion estate row will wait longer to have copies supplied.

This is after Nakuru Law Courts declined to release the wills exhibited in a succession case in 2022.

In their application, detectives claimed that they were investigating a case of forgery and wanted copies of the contested wills, which form part of the evidence presented in a succession case between estate beneficiaries.

Police Constable Geoffrey Kinambuga told the court that a forgery claim was reported at the Central Police Station in Nakuru in December 2022 by Nixon Thuo, who is a beneficiary of the estate.