Man loses Sh999,000 to gunmen in police uniform in Parklands, Nairobi

A man was trailed and robbed of Sh999,000 moments after he had left a bank in Parklands area, Nairobi.

The man had left the bank on First Avenue in Parklands and drove out with the cash on Saturday, June 28, before he was intercepted at a junction by men who wore police uniforms.

The incident happened at about 2 pm as the man drove home.

He told police he had kept the money in an envelop and placed the same under the co-driver’s seat before starting his car which was in the basement of the banking hall.

A salon car blocked his car and five occupants who were in it stared at him as two of them, one in police uniforms, alighted while armed with a pistol.

They then hit him in the head before grabbing the ignition key and cash before they jumped back to their car and sped off towards Limuru Road.

The stranded businessman later reported the matter to the police. Police said they are reviewing security cameras at the scene and from the bank to establish what transpired.

This is not the first time such an incident has happened to victims after leaving a bank.

Police say past investigations show a collusion between the suspected thugs and rogue bank staff.

Last month, a man was robbed Sh7 million after leaving a bank in Nairobi Central Business District.

In February this year, a woman was robbed of Sh3.6 million outside a petrol station along Lungalunga Road, Nairobi.

The woman told police she had withdrawn the cash from a bank and was taking the same to boost her business when the gang that seemed to have trailed her struck.

In January this year, unknown suspects broke into a businessman’s car and stole Sh1.8 million moments after he had withdrawn the same from a bank in Kitengela Township, Kajiado County.

The businessman had withdrawn the cash on January 10 and was to use the same for a development project in Isinya area.

He said after the transaction, he placed the money in his Toyota Harrier car and drove to Isinya area and later to a popular hotel along Namanga Road for late lunch where the incident happened.

Police say their investigations show some bank employees reveal such transactions to gangs who stay in the banking halls or hang out there enabling them to trail and strike.

In some instances, victims were abducted and tied before being abandoned in thickets and after being robbed of the cash.

Police say they have been recording up to one case a week in the country amid calls for those planning to carry huge sums of money to seek police help for escort.

Special attention is being paid to the trend, officials aware of the probe said.