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Drama in Mugumoini, Maragua-Murang’a County as man is busted carrying a stolen pig inside a sack.

According to residents speaking exclusively to Murang’a Newspaper at the shopping center, the man identified as Ben Kinyanjui was spotted with a suspicious moving thing on his back.

The pig which had a snout sticking out of the sack got one curious resident to stop Kinyanjui and interrogate him.

“Nilisikia kasauti funny funny kwa ngunia nikaona niulize tu… Kuangalia naona ni nguruwe imebebwa kwa ngunia. Ndio nikamuuliza ni kwanini ameibeba hivo akaanza kusitasita, nikaita Hawa wengine….. Sasa huyu (Kinyanjui) akaanza kukimbia, akategwa akaanguka na nguruwe..,” a resident commented.

Angry mob descended on him beating him to a pulp until he confessed that he had stolen it.

“Ni shetani tu, nilikuwa niibebe na motorbike lakini nikachanganyikiwa, kama ingekuwa kwa motorbike hakuna mtu angenishika… Lakini naomba mnisamehe, msinichome…nilikuwa nataka tuu niiuze nilipe rent lakini Sasa mmenishika sijui nitatoa wapi ingine ama pesa ya rent… Nisameheeni tu,” Kinyanjui was heard begging.

Area police acted swiftly before the residents could lynch the suspect.

Speaking to Murang’a Newspaper, Daniel Njoroge, an area nyumba kumi coordinator said that cases of theft has increased in the area seeing that most of the youths are jobless and idle, he urged the government to create more jobs for the youths.

“Wamekataa hizi kazi Mtaani walisema hawawezi fieka vichaka, wanataka kazi za ofisi za kukaa chini, serikali iangalie hiyo mambo,” said Njoroge.