Devil led me to police car and told me to steal mobile phones from OCS, man tells court

A 47-year-old man charged with stealing two security phones belonging to OCS Adan Shukri in Nairobi says he was guided by the devil.

The OCS who is stationed at Suguta Police Station in Mar Mar, Samburu county, was in Nairobi for official duties.

Mohammed Noor who was arraigned at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi is alleged to have committed the offence on February 27, 2022, at a bus stop along River Road in Nairobi.

“You are charged that on February 27, 2022, at Tahmeed bus stage along River Road, you stole two mobile phones make Tecno and Nokia valued at Ksh30,000; the property of Adan Shukri,” the charge sheet read.

According to a police report seen by K24 Digital, on the material day, police officers from Central Police Station were on normal patrol when they came across a suspect who had been arrested by members of the public. 

They re-arrested him and found that he was in possession of two mobile phones.

Details were retrieved from the mobile phones and the owner was contacted by the investigating officer. 

“He was contacted and confirmed that his private phone and his national telecommunication service phone had been stolen in a police Land Cruiser at Tahmeed stage while booking a ticket to Kwale on official duty and had reported the matter at Central Police Station,” the report read in part.

Mohammed pleaded guilty before Nairobi Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi and pleaded for leniency saying it was the devil who told him to steal.

“Mzee, I pray for forgiveness. It’s Satan who led me to the police Land Cruiser and told me to steal the phones,” he lamented.

He further told the court that he has a wife who is admitted in hospital upon delivery of their child and asked the court to forgive him promising not to repeat the offence.

The prosecuting counsel James Gachoka asked the court to release the phones to the OCS; a request which was allowed by the court.

The magistrate ordered a pre-sentencing report to be filed in court by March 4, 2022, before jailing the suspect.