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I Know People Who Shoot, Brian Yongo Threatens Asian Tycoon
Rajendra Sanghani, the managing director of Granada Trading Limited who is the complainant claims to have received numerous phone calls from Brian whom he has known for many years.
Controversial city businessman Samwel Brian Yongo Otumba has been charged with cyber harassment after hurling insults to Asian businessman Rajendra Sanghani.
The businessman, popularly known as Brian Yongo appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi and denied the charges.
The charges stated that he stated to kill Mr Sanghani on April 12, 2024. The court heard that he uttered the words, “My Friend in Spring Valley there, I want to send you Visitors tonight don’t sleep, I want to show you,…You say you were shot in the eye, I want to show I know people who shoot. You were shot in that village market. I swear upon my mother, this one even Sonko will not help you, I swear this one, Even Sonko…Raju,…what I will do to you, you will see mbwa, ghasia, takataka “market”.
The second count stated that on the same day, he used threatening words that were likely to cause apprehension or fear of violence, detrimental, indecent or grossly offensive to Sanghani.
The message according to the charge sheet were sent on WhatsApp, stating, ‘I swear upon my mother, wewe ni mbwa…Raju , I am going to teach you a lesson, go and tell OCS Spring Valley that I have said I will teach you a lesson. You pig. Wewe Utanijua, Mbwa, Ghasia, Your wife is Screwed by men in your fucking house, takataka, you silly, you dog”.
Accusations
Rajendra Sanghani, the managing director of Granada Trading Limited who is the complainant claims to have received numerous phone calls from Brian whom he has known for many years.
He reported that Brian kept calling through WhatsApp claiming that he had been appointed by Sanghani’s brother to pursue him over allegations relating to their family property and money.
The DCI told the court that he would abuse him and swear in his mother’s name.
He was subsequently arrested and the officers confiscated his phones which were subject to an analysis at DCI Headquarters forensic lab for extraction.
The court ordered him to deposit bond of Sh200,000 or an alternative cash bail of Sh100,000 in court and one contact person, to secure his release.
Fiber details of their squabbles still remain scanty.
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