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'Rich' Samuel Mugota was into Sim-swapping, bank fraud, DCI say

A picture shared by DCI on Facebook identifying the person on the right as Samuel Mugota. [Courtesy of DCI]

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says Samuel Mugota, the 40-year-old man killed on Mirema Drive on May 16, was into crime.

The DCI stated on social media on Thursday, May 19, that Mugota was a mastermind of Sim-swapping and bank fraud.

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