Four people were arrested by police in Thika on Tuesday September 22, as they allegedly tried to make away Sh19,000 they are suspected to have swindled a Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) student.
The four, one man and three women, allegedly obtained the money from the student claiming that they had the ability to make her rich by doubling her money.
The student said the suspected conmen had approached her to direct them to a hospital in Juja town, before a woman joined them and claimed to have seen them praying for people on television.
She said the three were prophets and that they could pray for her and make her fortunes change. She says she asked her whether she had any money with her but since she had no cash in cash, she said she could only withdraw the amount from the ATM.
They later convinced her to withdraw from an ATM at JKUAT but it failed to process the money and they took her to Thika Town where she withdrew the amount that was meant for her school fees.
They handed the student envelopes in exchange for her money but she noticed before they could escape where she screamed attracting attention of the county askaris who were nearby.
The suspected conmen were then arrested by the police and taken to Thika Police Station.