This incident is as reported by the victim: Yesterday afternoon I went through
an experience, I would not wish any other person to go
through.
My younger brother was mugged at
Baricho Road just behind the Nakumatt Uhuru Highway
Supermarket, at around 12 noon, by thugs who were pretending
to be athletes jogging along that road. They stole his
phone too and used the same to call my elder brother who
incidentally had just parted with the younger one about 30
minutes earlier.

The thugs scrolled through this
stolen phone and noticed that the last call made was from
his brother as he had saved it as brother. They called my
elder brother claiming to be policemen from Langata Station
and that my younger brother had been hit by a vehicle and
had died instantly and that they were on their way to City
Morgue to drop his body there, so they wanted
my elder brother to link up with them at a point along
Uhuru Highway, near Bunyala Road, where they had parked
their vehicle with the remains of my brother before
proceeding to city mortuary. (Please note..the notorious
spot where the KQ pilot was mugged).

Since they spoke with a lot a
confidence just like the Police do, my brother did not
suspect anything. So my bother called me and a few other
people. We gathered at a point in Upper Hill to figure
out our next move; either to go to the accident site and
confirm or to join the said Police where they had told my
elder brother to meet them or, just plan on the next
move to take..


Just by sheer luck and God's
grace and indeed a good coincidence, even before we could
think of going to view the body and confirm as they had
said, I got a call from a simu ya jamii number and it was my
younger brother whom we had been told was killed by the car
accident. He said he was safe and that the muggers only took
his phone. He was calling to inform us just in case we call
and we don't get him on his phone that we know he is
just fine.

As you can imagine this was a huge
relieve that not only confirmed that
he was fine and alive but also that it was a planned plot
by the muggers that somebody goes to the said Bunyala
Junction and of course get mugged or who
knows...

I thought of the many other people
who would be tricked this way and I thought we could play it
safe by letting lots of people get to know of this trick
being played in Nairobi .

Anyone could easily fall for this
trap and the more we forward this the more people will know
and avoid such
tricks.

I also learnt some few
lessons:

a. Avoid saving in your phone
books names as brother, sister, mom, dad, wife, husband and
the like, it gives them an edge should you loose your
phone.

b. Never
rush to meet any stranger telling you to meet them
especially in risky places which you could easily identify
as a risk.

c. Always memorize at least
two most important numbers which you can call from any other
phone should something like this get hold of
you.

d. Always try and get means to
alert people who are close to your once you loose your
phone. Ensure to call at least the two numbers and
alert them that your phone is stolen and
that you are safe in case such calls come to their
phones.

e. Finally, do not resist if
confronted by thugs, especially if you are alone, they might
end up hurting you.