A retiree lost Ksh700,000 to a gang of robbers who trailed him from the bank to his home.
63-year-old Alphonce Marindi did not sustain any injuries during the incident, but was left in shock. Marindi, a pensioner, said he was robbed moments after he withdraw the money which he said was proceeds from a land sale.
Marindi told the police that a bank teller had asked him to go get the land sale agreement before he could okay the transaction. It was then that he proceeded home to get the documents.
Marindi noted that he found the documents later that afternoon, before heading back to the bank to withdraw the money.
After completing the transaction and withdrawing the entire sum, he left the bank and headed back home.
“Immediately I got home, a grey saloon car pulled over in my compound. Four men, all armed and holding radio cells, descended on me, and pulled me inside the car in a choke hold. They hand-cuffed me and drove off,” said Marindi who was later found abandined at Tande, Malava.
“I couldn’t see the registration number of the vehicle because the occupants had covered the number plate with a newspaper,” said Malava.
Marindi reported the matter to Malava Police Station. Samuel Kimutai, the Head of DCI, Malava confirmed.
“We got the robbery report and have begun investigations into the case,” said Kimutai.
On Tuesday January 19, a mob beat up three robbery suspects who are alleged to have robbed a man of Sh320,000 as he left a bank in Nairobi.
The three suspects were rescued from the angry mob by police officers. They were rushed to Mbagathi hospital after they sustained injuries inflicted by the angry mob.
