The money $500,000 was part of cash collected at Kenya Commercial Bank, Moi Avenue, Nairobi, and was headed to South Sudan, but has been missing since November 7.
Police and the security firm officials revealed the cash left the bank on November 6 and was kept at the Security Group offices along Mombasa Road for the night before it was escorted to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and then Juba.
Nairobi police chief Moses Ombati and his CID counterpart Nicholas Kamwende said the missing money was part of a larger amount on transit. Kamwende said Security Group personnel were given $2.5 million, 300,000 Euros and 100 pounds to transport.
THE TRAIL
“At around 11am on November 7, they took the money to the airport and was received in Juba by the SPLA, Central Bank officials and those from customs before it was escorted to the final destination where it was discovered there was a shortage of $500,000, which is about Sh40 million,” said Kamwende.
Juba officials then called Nairobi over the shortage and police were asked to investigate. Yesterday, detectives visited the firm to interrogate officials who handled the money.
Kamwende said no arrest has been made but they are talking to officials who handled the cash in Kenya. “Indications are that the money was stolen in Nairobi. We hope to make a breakthrough soon,” the officer said. He warned the public not to board any vehicle parked outside banks and other financial institutions whose occupants claim to be police.
The CID boss said they are receiving complaints of robberies outside the banks by people purporting to be police officers. “Many people are robbed after withdrawing cash from banks. These thugs pose as police and force their targets into vehicles parked outside banks.”
Via Standard Digital
