Ndudi Anyim
A Kenyan woman, Nelius Wangui, has pleaded guilty to stealing her lover’s phone and cash sum of Sh40,300.
Wangui, who was arraigned at the Makadara Court, said her lover, Eric Basweti, had invited her to Nairobi, but when she wanted to return to Nakuru where she resides, he refused to give her fare.
Security Watch Africa gathered that the tussle over fare ensued after her lover refused to refund her travel allowance.
“ Wangui was charged for stealing two mobile phones worth Sh37,500 and Sh40,300 from Eric Basweti on March 18 in South B, Nairobi county.
Wangui also faced an alternative count of being in possession of stolen goods.
“ Basweti had gone out but when he got back, he found Wangui had left and his two phones missing. He rushed to a Safaricom shop to replace his line but discovered Wangui had already transferred money from his two mobile phones amounting to Sh40,300 to different lines.
“ She was later arrested and taken to Kabete Police Station after a trap was set. She admitted to the offences before Makadara Chief Magistrate, Angelo Kithinji on Friday. She told the court the complainant, Basweti, is indeed her boyfriend and that he had refused to honour his promise of giving and refunding her fare back. She had travelled from Nakuru to see him, ” a Police source said.
The court bailed her on a Sh50,000 bail and ordered the matter to be heard again on April 6.