Two men who had withdrawn money from a local bank in Westlands, Nairobi, are counting their losses after falling victim to a well-choreographed robbery captured on surveillance cameras.
According to the footage dated Thursday, August 10, the victims stopped at a local petrol station along Kiambu Road after visiting the local bank in Westlands to process financial matters.
The victims alighted and left an envelope inside their parked car, unaware of the impending danger.
Minutes later, the gang arrived at the filling station and executed their well-coordinated plan. One of them got out of the vehicle at a distance and headed towards the parked car, pretending to be engrossed in a phone conversation.
In moments, the alleged perpetrator managed to break into the targeted car while his associates scanned the vicinity and maintained vigilance.
After searching the vehicle's glove compartment and seats, the accused walked away with what appeared to be an envelope.
Calmly and composed, he returned after a few seconds and opened the driver's door to ransack the car further.
It was yet to be clear whether the victims filed a report with the police.
According to the Economy Survey 2023 released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), there were a total of 3,125 cases of robbery in 2022, an increase of 27 per cent from 2,456 in 2021.
Further, theft cases stood at 14,714 in 2022 compared to 11,762 in 2021, 8,709 in 2020, and 13,954 in 2019. On the other hand, the highest number of cases reported to the police was theft of stock (36.4 per cent), followed by traffic offences (28.5 per cent) and robbery (27.2 per cent).
Police stations in Nairobi, Kiambu and Meru counties accounted for the highest cases of crimes reported, with 9.7, 8.9 and 6.5 per cent, respectively.
