Man robbed of Sh1.9 million after leaving bank in Westlands

Police are pursuing suspected thugs who wore police uniforms and robbed a man of Sh1.9 million moments after leaving a bank in Westlands, Nairobi.

The victim, a finance manager at an IT solution company along Muthangari Drive, had withdrawn the cash for office work.

He then walked to his car and set off to his offices. But before arriving at the office a car blocked his way.

Two men, one wearing traffic police uniforms jumped out and ordered him to lower the windshield before they forced their way in.

The thugs then handcuffed him, leaving his car on the road with the ignition keys on. His mobile phone was also left in the car as the two grabbed a bag that contained the cash.

They jumped onto their car that had made a u-turn and sped off.

All this drama was captured on security cameras in the area.

Police visited the scene and announced they had launched investigations into the same.

The police also visited the bank to confirm the same claims. Such incidents have been on the rise in various places.

Police investigations show some of them happen after suspects hang in banking halls and monitor transactions before stalking and attacking their victims.

Last week, a former university vice chancellor lost Sh950,000 to suspected thieves in the Runda area, Nairobi.

The incident is said to have happened moments after he left the bank.

The professor told police he had been to Warwick Centre in Gigiri on February 4 at 2 pm and withdrew the cash for use to pay for works at a construction site in Runda.

He told police he was in the company of a site manager and they drove from the bank to the site and parked his car about 15 m away.

According to the professor, he did not know the thieves were trailing him. He said he had packed the cash in a bag and left the same in the car.

After walking to inspect the site, he heard a bang and on checking he realised his car had been broken into and the gang which had trailed him vanished.

The gang is believed to have been at the banking hall or had prior information on the cash transactions, police said.

The professor later confronted the bank officials demanding an explanation of how the incident happened.

He protested the incident saying he suspected the thieves knew the transactions from the bank.

Police were called to the scene and announced investigations were ongoing.

The incident has stalled the construction for now.