Three police officers and a Cameroonian were arrested on Friday 4 October after Mohammed Hassan Mohammed and Mr Abdullahi Hussein Yusuf reported that they were robbed of $60,000 (Sh6,232,800).
The three are Corporal Wilson Cheruiyot and Constables Daniel Kipkorir and Alex Kandie and Esome Jean, a Cameroonian national.
Ksh3.5 million was recovered while two suspects, a constable, and a gang informer are still on the run. The two are believed to have the rest of the loot are still at large.
In the six-hour CCTV footage detailing the robbery, Mohammed is seen making calls outside the lodge where he had gone to book a room at 3 pm.
At 9 pm, a scuffle ensues and a man is seen picking many notes from a corridor before disappearing.
According to the lodge managers, Hassan who is a suspected broker booked the room and informed the managers that he would bring in three men with him. He did not give details of his visitors or their mission.
After some minutes a man in a brown jacket and navy blue cap and another in a half jacket walked into the building. The men were believed to be police officers.
After being cleared at the reception, they head to the lift. The security camera captures the three men entering the room at 3.18 pm.
Around 8.24 pm, a man with a red carrier is seen walking towards the main entrance of the lodge. Witnesses identified him as Abdullahi Hasbaluoch, the owner of an adjacent building.
Apparently, he was carrying the money. He drops the cash in the room and leaves briefly.
Moments later, the policeman in the half jacket and the broker go downstairs and return with a well-built, light-skinned police officer in a black cap that he keeps adjusting to cover his face.
The three walk into the room at 8.55 pm, just as Abdullahi returns. There are six people in room 143.
Twelve minutes later, a melee ensues that alerts guests in the next room, though they do not intervene.
Suddenly, the door opens and the police officer in the brown jacket dashes out, leaving the jacket with someone who attempts to stop him. The one in a half jacket rushes downstairs after him.
Then the well-built one, who has a pistol, appears to be struggling to restrain the money owner and pushes him back into the room while collecting notes strewn all over the doorway.
Moments later, he walks downstairs with the deal-maker in pursuit.
Outside the lodge that is opposite Shaikh Hamuood Mosque, other men suspected to be part of the deal have packed a car whose registration number is not legible.
They pace around for minutes. At one point, they try to force the broker into the car. He pulls back and they snatch his mobile phone as he rushes to safety.
The police officers arrested on Friday 4 October are a corporal and two constables.
Police have appealed to the public to volunteer information that could lead to the arrest of those on the run.
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