Ksh94.9M Heist: DCI Accuse 4 Wells Fargo Employees Of Colluding With Wanted Suspects

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

In a statement on Saturday, November 25, DCI revealed that the suspected accomplices all worked at the courier and security company, Wells Fargo.

"The four are Joel Oyuchi Mweseli - controller/planner, the in charge of drivers Harrison Mugendi Njeru, fleet supervisor Caleb Ouma Okinyi and the in charge of crew commanders Mr Ronald Ouma Oluu," stated the DCI in part.

A photo of Wells Fargo trucks. /FILE

The detectives revealed that the arrests followed a thorough analysis of forensic evidence obtained from the multimillion heist.

The four staffers who have since been detained pending arraignment in court on Monday, November 27, were accused of neglecting their duties and colluding with two prime suspects.

"Besides negligence of duty, the four staffers who are guests of the state for the weekend are believed to have conspired with the two prime suspects (Daniel Mugetha and Anthony Nduiki) who are still at large.

"Today's arrest makes eight the total number of suspects so far nabbed in the daring heist after four others were netted days ago and over Ksh9 million recovered in a jerrycan at a house in Roysambu," added the DCI.

Investigations are still underway to track down the remaining suspects, as those apprehended were held in custody at Capitol Hill Police Station pending arraignment at Milimani Law Courts.

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 the Rongai area and the motor vehicle was 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.

Initially, DCI claimed that two employees from the security firm abandoned the company'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 Wells Fargo offices in Nairobi without alerting the police escort car meant to accompany them, confirming initial reports that the heist could have been planned.

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.