Police on Monday launched a manhunt for two Wells Fargo Security Firm employees who stole Ksh.94,918,750 they were supposed to deliver to a bank in Nairobi.
The money was from the security firm’s vault in Industrial Area and was to be delivered to Family Bank in the Central Business District.
Nairobi police commander said the stolen cash belonged to Quickmart Supermarkets and was for the weekend sales.
The police commander added the two missing guards had been identified as Daniel Mungai, the crew commander and Antjony Nduiki who was the driver.
The two, who were on board the company’s vehicle, an Izuzu truck registration number KBA 517T, had arrived at the vault as scheduled but left without the Administration Police (AP) officers who were supposed to escort them.
The officers, after waiting beyond the expected time, decided to check on them only to realise the two guards had left the premises.
The said motor vehicle was found dumped at Dafam area South C, next to the Southern bypass, without the suspects and the money missing.
“The above suspects are said to have collected the money as usual but sneaked out without police escort. Later the AP officers waited but didn’t see them, it was then that they raised the alarm. The vehicle without money was dumped at Dafarm in South C in the Langata sub-county,” police said in a report.
The Deputy Criminal Investigations Officer (DCIO) from Langata has taken charge of the investigation, and the scene was visited by the Officer in Charge of the Station (OCS).
