Armed thugs captured on CCTV stealing goods worth Ksh.3M from shop in Kisii

Police in Kisii have arrested a security guard in Tabaka following a break in at a business premise on Sunday morning.

The owner of the business outlet says he has lost valuables worth Ksh.3 million, with the one-hour robbery captured on CCTV cameras.

At around 2am on the said day, armed men donned in heavy jackets were seen breaking into the business premise which also serves as a banking agent for three different banks.

A man in a black hood is seen making frantic efforts to gain access to the customer service area where money is kept.

He physically struggles to go through the opening in vain; moments later the CCTV footage captures his colleagues breaking the door and finally gaining access to the building.

The robbers hurriedly picked cash worth more than Ksh.500,000 in addition to other valuables like laptops and all brand new phones on display.

The armed robbers spent a whole hour ransacking the building before leaving.

A broken Joshua Onguso, the owner of the business, said the loss is massive, noting; “Nimeshangaa sana hii ni pigo kwangu, na mimi sijawahi.kosea mtu.”

Police have since arrested the security guard who was not around at the time despite reporting on duty the very same night.

“Wakati tuliandika statement na huyo soldier mara ya kwanza aliachwa kisha mara ya pili akakamatwa na mpaka sahii anasaidia askari kwa uchunguzi,” added Onguso.

Locals say the insecurity around Tabaka area is getting out of hand especially at night and needs to be dealt with urgently.

Security teams are currently trailing the suspects who have since gone into hiding.