Teresia Wanjiru, a city businesswoman who was in police custody has mysteriously gone missing ahead of her bail ruling this afternoon.
Teresia Wanjiru was arrested on August 15, 2023, during a raid at a store in Ngara, where the police recovered 26 bags of marijuana and close to Sh12 million in cash.
However, it later emerged that she was not the real ‘Mathe Wa Ngara’, but a victim of mistaken identity.
The real ‘Mathe Wa Ngara’, Nancy Kigunzu, was arrested on August 21, 2023, in Nairobi CBD by DCI detectives.
She is accused of being involved in drug trafficking and supplying narcotics to various parts of the city.
Kigunzu was on Tuesday detained for one day pending a court ruling on bail.
She was presented before JKIA senior principal magistrate Njeri Thuku who said she will deliver her ruling on Wednesday at 9:30am.
The prosecution is seeking for her to be detained for five days pending investigations.
Meanwhile, the court has ordered an age assessment on Kigunzu’s sons Hillary Jumba and Eugene Jumba over claims that they may be 18 years and not 17 hence hindering prosecution.
Teresia Wanjiru, who runs a successful business at Ngara Market, has distanced herself from the impostor and urged the public to be vigilant.
She has also expressed her sympathy for the victims of the fraud and promised to cooperate with the authorities to bring the culprit to justice.
This is a developing news story and we shall share subsequent updates as they come in.
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