Detectives attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) have arrested a woman suspected to have stolen Sh4 million from her employer three weeks ago.
Miriam Mwelu was nabbed at a witch doctor’s house in Gachie, Kiambu county, during a ritual to help her evade arrest.
According to DCI, the suspect was accompanied by her husband, Timothy Akoi, as she sought protection from police arrest.
“The detectives arrived in time as the suspect was being immersed in a basin containing a concoction of blood drawn from a dead fowl, whose features resembled those of a cockerel,”
Upon noticing the detectives, the elderly witch doctor is said to have pronounced endless incantations in an attempt to keep the detectives at bay.
“… but that did not deter the sleuths from executing their mission much to the bemusement of Mwelu, who had closed her eyes expecting the sleuths to vanish. She couldn’t come to terms with reality after the in-charge of the operation told her ‘mama bado tuko hapa vaa nguo twende,’’ read the DCI statement.
A set of paraphernalia forming part of the witch doctor’s tools of the trade including horns, feathers, and cowrie shells were recovered.
Among the services offered by the witch doctor as detailed on a long list seen by the detectives was ‘Kutoshikwa na DCI’ attracting a fee of Sh5,000.
Later, the suspect led the detectives to her parent’s home in Ithanga, Murang’a county, where Sh1.57million was recovered.
Also recovered was the jewelry stolen from the woman’s employer.
DCI has cautioned criminals who have committed crimes not to waste time seeking the services of wizards, to protect them from our officers.
“Detectives rely on actionable intelligence supported forensically through science that cannot be challenged by the dark powers of a witch doctor,” stated DCI.