DCI Arrest 4 Suspects In Hunt For Stolen Ksh94.9 Million

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested four suspects in connection to the daring heist which saw Ksh94.9 million allegeldy stolen by employees of a security firm.

Through a statement by the National Police Service (NPS) on Sunday, November 12, DCI revealed that the owner and driver of a motor vehicle registration number KBM 751W Fielder suspected to have been used to ferry the stolen cash from the escort van, was arrested within Rongai area and the motor vehicle traced to Njiru within Kayole. 

Two others were arrested in Njiru while in the process of modifying the vehicle to possibly conceal it's identity.

A photo of Wells Fargo trucks. /FILE

Another suspect was arrested in Kasarani and Ksh9.1 million recovered at his rented house.

"Also recovered was a cashbox at a forest next to Gataka Market in Karen Estate," stated NPS in part.

"Efforts to trace, arrest and recover the remaining stolen cash continues. The case is Pending Before Court, as  Regional Criminal Investigations Office Nairobi continues with the investigations."

In an initial statement, the detectives uncovered details regarding the daring heist which saw the duo abandon the firm's vehicle at Dafarm in South C, Nairobi.

The company's driver alongside the leader of the crew had snuck the vehicle filled with the money out of the security firm's offices in Nairobi without alerting the police escort car meant to accompany them, confirming initial reports that the heist could have been planned.

"In the 6 a.m. incident, the two suspects Daniel Mungai Mugetha (crew commander) and Anthony Nduiki Waigumo (driver) sneaked the truck out of the company's Nairobi offices shortly after the money box was loaded, leaving behind the police escort car that was waiting to be flagged off," stated DCI.

Oblivious that the truck no. KBA 517T they were to escort had minutes earlier snaked away, the armed escort team went to enquire from the management why the loading was taking too long.

However, as soon as they went to seek an update from the management, neither the truck nor the crew members could be traced.

A report by the company's Investigations Manager indicated that the Isuzu Canter was destined to a bank located at Nairobi's Kenyatta Avenue, ferrying the Ksh94 million belonging to a renowned supermarket in the country.

Previously, Citizen TV's Seth Olale reported that the millions stolen by the employees from the security firm's offices were weekend sales derived from the local supermarket chain.

Collage image of two Wells Fargo employees on the run for stealing Ksh94.9 million. /DCI