Kenyan Police Officer Robbed of Sh1.5 Million in Cash and a Ceska Pistol
Police in Nakuru are searching for a suspect who allegedly stole Sh1.5 million and a loaded pistol from a policeman’s car in Gilgil town.
Bernard Nderu, an officer based at the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) headquarters in Gilgil, was robbed of the money and firearm while taking his lunch at a local hotel on Monday, according to a police report.
He had earlier visited the KCB Bank branch within the township and withdrew the money before driving to Calvina Hotel to have lunch. He parked his Toyota Double Cabin pickup truck outside the hotel.
While taking his lunch, Nderu heard his car’s alarm beeping and looked outside and saw “an unknown African male breaking into his car driver’s door using a duplicate key.”
The officer said the thief made away with a bag containing Sh1.5 million in cash and his Ceska pistol that was loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition.
The suspect then drove away towards Naivasha in a white Mazda car registration number KCZ 815H.
Gilgil OCS Albert Kipchumba said officers visited the scene and have since launched investigations as a manhunt for the suspect continues.
The matter is being handled by Gilgil-based Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives.
Comments (7)
This is gross negligence on the part of the officer. With that kind of cash,why is he lollygagging around without the cash in his possession ?You dont leave that kind of cash in the car,unless atrusted friend is inside keeping an eye.As for the gun, was the officer on duty?
How do you leave your pistol inside your car while you are eating outside your car? Common sense, your weapon should be wuth u @ all times, ALAAAAA??
This story does not add up. How did the suspect acquire a duplicate key and of all vehicles parked in front of the hotel how come the thief only targeted his? What about the run away vehicle registration number KCZ 815H? It is extremely unusual for a thief in a car to randomingly target a vehicle in a highly trafficked public, use a duplicate key and get away with such kind of money. Conclusion: Either the story is fake or the wife and her conspirators or his confidantes who knew his plans were following him and knew he was withdrawing that kind of money. What was he going to do with the money by the way, in Kenya you don't carry such amount in cash!!!. Inside job to conclude
Am glad someone took all that money from this fool. It is likely this was looted money. Do unto others as they do unto you.
UONGO.What type of OCS can believe that nonsense?Kipchumba should have arrested Nderu immediately he reported the matter.There is no way a normal person can leave a pistol and even shs 1000 leave alone shs 1.5m in a vehicle and go for lunch.
Unknown African male. Nakuru mwakilishi correspondent is so unwoke. Race or ethnicity is not pertinent to the conversation. When Race of a person is not pertinent to the conversation that is covert racism
This man owed someone money and had to come up with a story very quickly and even hire actors as cover-up. Buda come clean, sio kila mtu fala kama wewe!