Kenyan X Influencer Frightened as Mysterious Man Calls to Warn Him, Leaks His Phone Number
- Kenyan X platform blogger Moriang’o says he received a threatening call from a mysterious individual who knew his full legal name, address, and passport number
- The caller allegedly warned Moriang’o that they would come for him because of his critical posts on social media
- In a bold move, the blogger shared the threatening caller's phone number publicly on X
- The blogger, however, admitted he was frightened by the level of personal information the caller had and sought advice from Kenyans on how to stay safe
A Kenyan blogger based on the X platform has leaked the phone number of a mysterious caller who reached out to give him a warning over his hard-hitting social media posts.
Source: Twitter
Taking to his platform, the blogger identified as Moriang'o narrated that a caller had called him, and told him that he knows his government names, where he lives and mentioned his passport number.
Moriang'o said the call had frightened him as the caller vowed to go fetch him from his house over the posts the hat had made on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform.
"Guys I have been called by this number, threatening I don't know for which specific post. He said, 'We know you and we are coming for you'. He has called me by my three government names, my passport number and said he knows where I live. He is seeing these posts because he said I should continue posting. I am scared for real," he said.
He also leaked the phone number and sought advice from Kenyans on staying safe, amid the ongoing arrests of bloggers with perceived dissenting views.
Kenyans advise blogger on staying safe
Here are some of the comments:
Jimmy Ngacha
"Don't go offline, keep your phone on. Defend yourself at all times."
@RP said:
"Such a person cannot put me into distress. Moriango, go on about your business. The more you give him attention, the more he'll think he's scaring you."
Hgv Hhgg
"Fight until your last breath, bro, before upelekwe mafichoni. If they come to arrest and abduct you, fight till your last breath."
@Classicbooks said:
"Go to the nearest police station and report immediately."
@mercynndungu
"I once got harassed using a number registered to Telkom and Elite Communications. They were trying to scare me. I told him I was recording, and he quickly hung up and switched to a private number. So on my Truecaller, I blocked private numbers. We lose our fear, they lose their power."
@mesocarpp
"Continue tweeting, that's the only way we'll know you're safe."
Kenyans mourn blogger Albert Ojwang'
This comes as the country continues to mourn Albert Ojwang, who was arrested over the weekend over a social media post.
Ojwang was arrested on Saturday as he was having lunch with his family, but by the time his dad visited him in the police cell the next morning, he was already dead.
Though the police had earlier claimed that the young blogger had hit his head on the wall, the autopsy pointed to assault as his body had injuries and neck compression.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
