While safaricom is swimming in profits of mpesa which is doing great, some of their clients are swimming in tears due to huge losses. The reason that has recently been revealed as to why shockingly alleges black magic in play.
It has been reported that with heightened 24-hour police patrols in Eastlands following a string of robberies targeting M-Pesa shops, thieves are now using juju to confuse shop attendants before cleaning their floats, victims claim.
Most M-Pesa attendants in Eastland say they have no clue how the smooth operators melt away with their cash without raising suspicion.
The victims of black magic are mainly from Kayole, Komarock, Umoja, Donholm and Pipeline. Grapevine has it that the thugs source the juju from Tanzania.
Queenter Akinyi, an M-Pesa attendant cannot comprehend how she lost Sh60,000 in a record three minutes.
“It happened so fast and I only realised I had been duped after they left,” an angry Akinyi told reporters.
Two men had walked into her shop posing as customers who wanted to deposit Sh40,000. Shortly after, they changed their mind on whether to deposit or withdraw cash.
In the process, they engaged Akinyi in small talk before they executed their plan. Akinyi claims she soon found herself acting on their orders and cannot comprehend how she transfered Sh40,000 to a number the two men gave her.
She came back to her senses after the thieves had left with the entire float she had that morning. “I only realised they had cleaned me out after they left and it was strange because I am always very careful with strangers who come to the shop,” she said.
There are many similar stories with victims from Embakasi and outering road where sh 46,000 and sh70,000 were lost respectively.
Police have however dismissed the reports and urged M-Pesa agents to be extra careful, saying thieves have gone hi-tec after police increased surveillance.
“No reports have reached us to that effect, but our officers are out there and anyone engaging in criminal activities will be dealt with according to the law,”Kayole police boss Philip Lenkidi promised.
Do you believe that the robbed are victims of juju?