A man from Niger shocked the Milimani Law Courts when he confessed that he was behind the network outage that telecommunications giant Safaricom suffered on April 24.
Mohammed Sani alias Dr Mustafa, claimed that the recent Safaricom network outage that triggered panic across the country was planned and executed from his cell at Industrial Area Prison in Nairobi.
"I know everything that happened the day Safaricom shut down; we did it in my prison cell.
"I have all the evidence and people in prison who are willing to come out as witnesses to support my claims so that they are not seen as baseless allegations," Sani claimed.
He further accused prison officers of smuggling two laptops into his cell that he used to carry out the hacking.
He stated that he decided to go public on the matter because one of their deals went sour and prison officers have subjected him to torture after he threatened to expose the dangerous cartel.
"When the police realised I had no more money to pay them for protection, they started harassing me and subjecting me to inhuman treatment. This was what caused me to go public and tell the court what was really happening in my room," he said.
Sani also stated that for the one and a half years he has been on remand, he had managed to tap into various systems and shared Sh2.5 Million with police officers who are part of the cartel.
Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi was visibly shocked by Sani's confession and stated that the issue needed proper investigation.
"The claims you are laying before the court cannot be taken lightly. They are weighty issues that need proper investigation. It would require that the magistrate goes to prison to verify them or appoint a court assistant to help you put everything on record," said Mr Andayi.
Sani, who was charged in January 2016 alongside Cameroonian Ousman Ibrahim Bako with being in possession of fake travel documents and several currencies, said he was ready to put everything on record and asked for two days to give the details of mobile money transactions.
