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  • Saturday, 04 May 2024
DCI releases images of firm employees who disappeared with Sh94m from supermarket

DCI releases images of firm employees who disappeared with Sh94m from supermarket

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations released images of two Wells Fargo staff who disappeared with Sh94 million Monday morning.

The suspects who have been identified as Daniel Mungai Mugetha (crew commander) and Anthony Nduiki Waigumo (driver) made away with the company’s truck shortly after the money box was loaded, leaving

behind the police escort car that was waiting to be flagged off.

“Oblivious that the truck no. KBA 517T they were to escort had minutes earlier snaked away, the armed escort team went to enquire from the management why the loading was taking too long,” the DCI said.

The police who were waiting to escort the cash from the company vault said they did not know the vehicle had left until almost an hour later.

Officials said the vehicle was destined for a bank located at Nairobi’s Kenyatta Avenue, ferrying the cash belonging to Quickmart Supermarket.Police in Lang’ata were mobilized to pursue the daring duo, only to trace

the empty truck abandoned in South C.A special operations team has since been deployed to pursue the suspects.Police suspect an inside job in the latest drama and have visited the rural homes of the two

suspects as part of the probe into the same.

Police said they hope to recover the money and arrest the suspect for prosecution.

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