Moses Mwangi, popularly known as Mr Bingo is counting millions of losses. This is after a gang of thieves invaded his shop known as Mr Bingo Computers which is located at Twiga Towers in Nairobi CBD and made away with electronics worth over Sh16 million.
Detectives based at the Central Police Station say they believe the theft was a well planned affair that might have involved the drugging of guards who watch over the building.
According to CCTV footage, a man who is believed to have been the lead in the theft is captured engaging security guards in conversation at around 9.59pm. It is suspected that the guards might have been drugged during this encounter.
An hour later, one of the guards appears unconscious and the prime suspect is seen dragging him away. The break in reported to have occurred at around 1am on Saturday morning.
The footage shows that within twelve minutes, the thieves had managed to break into the shop. They then proceeded to unpack laptops from their boxes and repack them into gunny bags, wiping the shop clean.
The thugs were captured loading the stolen goods into a vehicle that was stationed just outside the premises. The thieves took about two hours from the time they broke into the building at around 1am to the time they finished carting the goods to the vehicle before leaving.
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Mr Bingo has gained popularity on social media where he has been marketing his business. He broke down in tears as tearfully recounted the pain of going to work in the morning to find everything stolen.
They have taken everything. Over 500 500 computers and over 100 iPhones,” he said. He has been running the business for about two years now. He said that most of the stock at his shop had been acquired on debt.
“These guys left only chargers,” said Mr Bingo tearfully. “We start again… We start again!”
