Police are searching for a gang that defrauded a forex bureau Sh2 million.[Photo/pinterest]Police are in pursuit of a gang disguised as nuns that purpotedly drugged a foreign exchange bureau attendant and defrauded him of Sh2million in an incident in Karen, Nairobi
The two gangsters walked to the bureau on Sunday afternoon stating they wanted to exchange thousands of US dollars to Kenyan shillings. According to police and witnesses, the suspects wore nuns’ clothes when they walked into the cubicle of the bureau.
They went ahead and demanded to exchange the money they had. It was then that police suspected the two used a poisonous gas to make the attendant drowsy and confused.
According to an examination of a footage captured at the bureau, the thugs were seen talking to the attendant briefly before he is seen pressing a button.
He then opened a door to the strong room before the suspects followed in and loaded the money into bags. They walked out of the premise in less than a minute.
The guards who were outside did not know what had taken place inside. The attendant then fell asleep on his counter soon after the suspects had walked out.
He was discovered by another customer who walked in several minutes after the gang had escaped.
After he came to, he gave a brief of what had taken place therein. Police were called as part of investigation. Karen OCPD Cunningham Suiyanka stated that they arrested the attendant for interrogation because his narrative was not adding up.
“We wonder why and how he opened the door for the said suspects to gain entry to the strong room and access the cash. He is a suspect for now,” said Suiyanka.
He also stated that they suspect the robbery was an inside job. Police who attended the scene said they had obtained CCTV footage to help them get the said thugs. Suiyanka said they will make a breakthrough in the case by arresting the suspects behind the incident. The bureau remained closed on Monday to allow for investigation.