Four police officers arrested over attempted robbery of KSh2 million

Four police officers are are being held at Nairobi's Central Police Station for attempted robbery with violence.

Sergeant Daniel Wambua and Constable Stanley Mohammed Gitonga of DCI Kasarani, Corporal Eliud Bor who is attached to Kenyan Union office at Gigiri and Sergeant Nicholas Murira attached to Mugutha Police Station - Juja were arrested on Monday, January 9 afternoon after one of the victims raised alarm.

They are said to have stopped two employees of Afro Forex Bureau who had come out of Absa Bank, Mama Ngina Street after withdrawing KSh2 million.

"While along standard Street about 20 meters from their Forex bureau they were confronted by four men who claimed to be police officers and informed them that they were after the said Mohammed Hassan who was carrying the bag containing the money and that he was wanted for an offence which they did not disclose," the police report reads in part.

Mohammed's colleague, Hassan Omar, raised alarm attracting the nearby security guards and officers guarding the nearby Dahabshil Forex Bureau, who rushed to the scene.

One of the security guards and the Afro Forex Bureau manager immediately took the bag containing the money for safe custody.

The two employees were arrested by the said officers who were using a white Toyota Premio, registartion number KBZ 036B and claimed that they were taking them to DCI headquarters. 

Later, the owners of the forex bureau reported to police and the said motor vehicle and the occupants intercepted within Muthaiga area.

Investigations into the matter are ongoing.