Sol phenduka

Radio presenter Sol Phenduka.
Images via Twitter:
@solphendukaa

‘It wasn’t me’: Sol Phenduka reacts to ‘lookalike’ thief [photo]

Long lost twin? Radio personality Sol Phenduka has distanced himself from a cellphone thief who bears a striking resemblance to him.

Sol phenduka

Radio presenter Sol Phenduka.
Images via Twitter:
@solphendukaa

Sol Phenduka is always up for a laugh when it comes to retweeting images of his “lookalikes.” 

But this time, the Kaya FM presenter was severe when he distanced himself from a thief who fans claim resembled him.

WOMAN SHARES IMAGE OF CELLPHONE THIEF

On Monday, 5 June, a female tweep shared a thread about how a man had stolen her phone at a Pretoria resuarant. The woman responded to another tweet about the thief accused of stealing more than ten phones in the area.

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Describing his modus operandi, she tweeted: “He came to our table & told us he’s been waiting for his sister & his phone had died, he asked to use my phone. The conversation with the sister sounded legit. And he handed my phone back.

She added: “About 15 minutes later, he seemed very frustrated & told us his sister must still be getting lost. So he asked to use my phone again. He was giving her directions while walking towards the door. A white car pulled up & he left with my phone. 

“He had ordered two plates of food & a bottle of wine & his wallet was on the table while he was using my phone. So I didn’t suspect a damn thing. When we checked the wallet, it was empty”.

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The woman – who tweeted a still of the man from CCTV footage – later reported the case to the police and blocked her banking apps.

SOL PHENDUKA: ‘IT WASNT ME’

In the comments section, many commented how claims of how the man resembled radio personality Sol Phenduka.

Like  Sol, the man had a large frame and wore small spectacles.

After being tagged by multiple tweeps, Sol replied to the thread, stating: “It wasn’t me.”