Drama as Four Cops are Arrested After Stealing Sh2 million in Utawala

Six suspects including four police officers were arrested in an incident where an accountant of Rophine International School lost Sh2.2 million in Utawala area, Nairobi.

The accountant was from a bank in Utawala on Monday afternoon when his car was broken into and the money stolen, police said.

The six, three of whom are a police sergeant, a corporal and a constable from Kasarani Police Station, a police constable from Ruai police station and two civilians were arrested at the Kasarani Police Station public parking yard, by a combined team of sleuths from DCI Nairobi region and Kayole sub-county.

This was days after the incident and as the cops pursued the suspects who snatched the money from the victim.

A total of Sh473,000 believed to be part of the stolen amount was also recovered from the six, who were ambushed in the stations official police vehicle, police said.

According to police, in the earlier incident reported at Mihang’o Police Station at 4pm Monday, the accountant had withdrawn an amount in excess of the Sh2.2 million that was stolen, intended for the payment of casual workers at the said school.

Oblivious of the dangers ahead of him (or otherwise), sheer-greed miscreants using a saloon car were hot on his trail right from when he parked his car outside the bank to when he left with the load of cash.

Investigations show the accountant had then parked his car outside the school, taken some amount from the withdrawn sum, locked the car and entered the school compound.

He told police he could not carry the whole amount.

Minutes later when he went back to pick more cash, he found the car broken into and the millions missing.

A team of DCI officers from Nairobi region and Kayole obtained crucial actionable intelligence and proceeded to Utawala area in pursuit of a suspect they had identified from CCTV analysis.

On arrival, the team learnt that the suspect had been picked moments earlier by unknown people driving in a Subaru car.

According to police, further intelligence led the team to the Kasarani station, where the six were ambushed in a GK vehicle and forced to identify themselves in the presence of the Sub-County Police Commander, his deputy and the Sub-County Criminal Investigations Officer.

The DCI sub-county head confirmed that the arrested officers were neither on official duty to Utawala nor working under his instructions. This sealed their fate.

Upon search, Sh350,000 was found in the car and another Sh123,000 retrieved from their pockets.

Further two motor vehicles, one belonging to the Ruai officer and another belonging to the 5th suspect (Magwaga) which were parked at the yard were detained.

All the suspects were placed in custody as further investigations continue. This is the latest such case where police are involved in crime.