A team of mobile phone agents has criticised officers at Mathare Police Station for failing to act after a robbery in Mabatini, where they were lured under the pretext of a sale, only to be ambushed by a group of young men who made away with ten phones.
The victims say that after reporting the incident, police took no meaningful steps beyond issuing an OB and kept demanding bribes before offering assistance.
They are now appealing to members of the public to help trace a woman identified as Beryl Omanyo, also known as Veroh, who they believe played a central role in the setup and is still believed to be within the Mathare area.
“Hello Cyprian. Kindly help to report this lady so that people be aware of her, her names are Beryl Omanyo, her famous name is Veroh, she used to live Mathare Mabatini, very famous lady in that area. Mimi ni agent wa Watu Credit simu so huyu dem amekuwa client wa kubuy simu na kututafutie client, so kuna day alinipigia ako na siz wake na marafiki wake kama tatu anataka simu, juu mimi ni hawker ilibidi niite other two agents tuende huko Mathare, so tulikuwa watatu kufika tukampata akajaribu kupigia wenye walikuwa wanataka simu not knowing that anatupangia set up. So akatuambia tuende tukae mahali ingine tuwaongoje, within 5 min ametushow washafika kidogo a group of boys ndio wamefika, wakaanza kutuchocha tutoe simu zote, ilibidi tuwape simu ndio watuache since sisi tulikuwa tu girls, tulijaribu kupiga nduru but there was no rescue na ivo ndio walienda na simu kumi zote. Tulijaribu kupost Mathare station but hawakufanya anything eti wameogopa kwa hiyo area then pia wanataka pesa kwanza, walitupea tu OB and the worst part huyo msichana bado ako tu kwa hiyo area, ningependa unisaidie na pia huyo dem ashikwe juu yeye mwenyewe alikimbia na simu kama nne ndani ya bag yenye tulibeba. Mapolisi wa Mathare hawataki kutusaidia pesa ndio wanataka.”
