BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
Two police officers, two G4S security guards and a taxi driver have been charged with the recent theft of money from several ATMs at Barclays Bank.
Police officers George Gachungui Njoroge, John Otieno Makambogo ,Frederick Herman Otiya and Daniel Orero Okindo who work as guards for G4S are accused of stealing Sh2,840,000 from Barclays Bank ATM at Kenya Cinema along Moi Avenue in Nairobi.
The four are alleged to have committed the offence on April 16, 2019 jointly with others not before court. The accused persons are also charged with conspiracy to commit a felony, namely stealing.
Patrick Wanyoike Karanja, a taxi driver is charged with stealing Sh1 million from the Bank’s ATM at Matter hospital in Nairobi.
The five denied the offence when they appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Kenneth Cheruiyot. The court released them on cash bail of Sh500,000 each of alternative bond Sh2 million.
The case will be heard on June 5.
