Gunshots Heard During Robbery At Nairobi Bank [VIDEO]

Witnesses on the scene reported that the bank was cordoned off and the road leading to it closed.

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Oct 11, 2022 - 11:47 Updated: Oct 11, 2022 - 12:47
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Gunshots Heard During Robbery At Nairobi Bank [VIDEO]
Security officers outside a bank in Nairobi West on October 11, 2022. /COURTESY

Police officers moved swiftly to contain a robbery that occurred at a local bank in Nairobi West on Tuesday, October 11.

Witnesses on the scene reported that the bank was cordoned off and the road leading to it closed.

Reports indicated that police are on the scene to contain the daring heist that occurred during the morning hours.

Videos seen by Viral Tea showed security deployed in the area surrounding the bank with onlookers watching the events unfold as gunshots were heard.

A guard was also injured in the attempted robbery as the videos showed police officers walking the limping guard to a waiting vehicle as curious onlookers gathered at the scene on Gandhi avenue. 

"Reports out here of an attempted robbery at Equity Bank Nairobi West branch. Word about shots having been fired. And police sealing the area.

"Be on the lookout if you're on those shores," Arnold Maliba warned.

One robbery suspect who was armed with a knife was shot dead while trying to grab cash that was brought to the branch by the bank's security partner.

The guard was reported to have been stabbed as they entered the building and was rushed to Nairobi West Hospital, with his identity not immediately established.

The bank, while confirming the incident, noted that the branch was closed while investigations were launched to establish the motive of the attempted break-in.

"Kindly note that we had a distress incident today morning at our Nairobi West Branch where an armed person attempted to gain access into the banking hall.

"Security agents led by local authorities are currently on site investigating the incident and the branch has been temporarily closed," it stated.

In January 2022, five armed robbers raided a bank in Nakuru at the Westside Mall along Kenyatta Avenue and stole Ksh2.3 million.

The robbers, armed with a homemade gun, hammer, knives, and a panga, forced their way into the banking hall where they held nine employees, hostage, before making away with the cash.

"CCTV footage showed that a KK security guard on duty, Tobias Juma, opened the main door of the bank for the robbers. After entering the banking hall, they then commandeered the members of staff to the toilets and locked them inside before they ransacked the drawers and stole Ksh2.3 million," a police report on the incident read in part.

Filed at the Nakuru Central Police Station, the report indicated that the robbers injured a teller, Meshack Tanui, during the heist. He was later rushed to the Aga Khan Hospital, where he was treated and discharged.

A person withdrawing money from an ATM. /FILE