Evans Ogeto, a photojournalist based in Nairobi, had a nerve-wracking brush with losing his iPhone after covering the Kenya versus Eritrea football match.
Shortly after wrapping up his assignment, Ogeto realised his phone was missing and immediately went into panic mode.
Unexpected Call From Odeon He borrowed a different handset and called his number, hoping to reach whoever had picked it up.
The call connected briefly before the person on the other end cut it off. A second attempt using yet another line met the same fate, and Ogeto began resigning himself to being unreachable for the foreseeable future.
Then came the twist. Before Ogeto could fully accept his loss, the stranger called him back using his own phone.
The message was short and direct: tell the owner to come to Odeon if he wants his phone back.
Boda Rider’s Version Differs From Finder’s
The location itself added to the drama. Odeon, in the heart of Nairobi’s central business district, was a considerable distance from Upperhill, where he was at the time.
Ogeto made the trek across town and, within roughly one hour of losing the phone, had his iPhone back in his hands.
The man who returned the phone claimed the photographer had dropped it while boarding the motorcycle.
However, Ogeto’s boda boda rider rejected that account, insisting they paused for about 30 seconds right after he boarded.
That, he said, was more than enough time to hand the phone back on the spot had the finder genuinely wanted to.
Ogeto shared the experience on social media, expressing both relief and lingering curiosity about what exactly had unfolded.
The episode, equal parts stressful and bewildering, ended well for the journalist, even if the full truth of how the phone changed hands and why it took a trip to Odeon to return it remains a matter of debate between the rider and the finder.
