Four suspects were on Monday arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to steal Sh800,000 from Sidian and Barclays Banks.
Records at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), reveal that the accused fraudulently opened an account with Barclays bank where they would deposit money from stolen and diverted cheques.
“Four suspects were yesterday charged before the Milimani court for attempting to steal Ksh.884,876 from Sidian Bank and the Barclays Bank Limited through fraudulent means,” said the DCI.
The individuals were nabbed while attempting to withdraw Sh600, 000 from the account.
The suspects were identified as Mr. Haroon Sindiki Abdullatif, Mr. Rajnani Irofan Kamruddin, Mr. Abdullahi Haji and Mr.Tampul Tobiko.
On Monday, three Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) employees were also charged with conspiracy to steal Sh6 million and stealing Sh1 million from customer accounts.