Six suspects including four police officers said to have trailed the accountant of Rophine International School from a bank in Utawala on Monday before breaking into his car and disappearing with Sh2.2 million have been arrested.
Sgt Antony Ndegwa Anwal, Cpl Daniel Lekakeny Sunkuli, PC Simon Macharia Maina (of DCI Kasarani), PC Antony Mwenda (KPS Ruai), Lukas Magwaga , Young Wakise and two civilians were arrested at the Kasarani Police Station public parking yard, by a combined team of detectives from DCI Nairobi region and Kayole sub-county.
A total of Sh473,000 believed to be part of the stolen amount was recovered from the six, who were ambushed in the stations official police vehicle.
According to a police report filed at Mihango Police Station on Monday, the accountant had parked his car outside the school, taken some amount from the withdrawn sum, locked the car and entered the school compound, before finding the remainder of the cash missing minutes later.
The suspects have been placed in custody as further investigations continue.
