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Man Pleads Guilty Of Stealing 57 Jerrycans Of Cooking Oil From Carrefour

SK 2 years ago 2 min read

Patrick Angote Andayi, a guy, has admitted to stealing 57 jerrycans of five-liter cooking oil worth Sh104,404 from the Carrefour Supermarket in Nairobi’s Village Market.

During his court appearance before Chief Magistrate Anne Mwangi in the Kibera Law Courts, the suspect admitted to the theft charges. According to court documents, Patrick stole the goods between June 5, 2022 and June 18, 2022.

Angote was detained after the security compliance officer set a trap for him following an audit he conducted at the supermarket and discovered some of the items were missing from the shelves.

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According to the security compliance’s examination of CCTV footage, Andayi frequently performed his pranks when he was at the grocery.
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Andayi would move about the grocery store while he made his way to the cooking oil department, where he would steal and then hide by paying for other products.

In order to catch him, the security guards set up a trap. As he tried to leave the store, they followed him and requested to examine his bag.

He tried to flee but was caught. He was then searched, and two jerrycans holding five liters of cooking oil were discovered in his bag, which led to his detention.

He was brought to his home in Ruaka afterwards, where a thorough search resulted in the recovery of several stolen things.
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Andayi also told the police where he had sold the cooking oil that he had stolen from the supermarket, and they were able to get the shopkeeper to give them the remaining oil.

investigation is anticipated to continue as the offender awaits his decision. Andayi will be detained at the police station in Gigiri.