Why Police believe Barclays Bank lied on Sh 11m ATM loot

Detectives have disputed the Sh11.5 million figure given by Barclays Bank as the amount lost and believe it could be more.

Meanwhile, the police narrowed down investigations to a technical team and cash loaders, who attended the three installations immediately before the heist was reported.

The Banking Fraud Investigation Unit (BFIU) and a team from the Serious Crime Unit believe the theft that included dismantling of security surveillance systems was well coordinated with likely collusion between internal and external players.

The officers also believe that money meant for at least two ATMs may not have been loaded into the machines by those assigned to reload them.

According to police reports, Ksh.6.29 million was robbed from an ATM at Mutindwa area, Ksh.4.315 million at Kenyatta National Hospital and Ksh.1 million at Mater Hospital.

A police report indicated that the surveillance camera at Mater Hospital had been smeared with petroleum jelly to obstruct view.

At Mutindwa area, police said they established that the ATM is not covered by CCTV cameras and is also not manned by any guard.

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By Monday evening, five people had been arrested in connection with the heist.

The bank’s technical team assigned to the machines in question, cash loaders and the private security guards at the scenes of crime are now lined up for interrogation at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters today morning.

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More puzzling is the fact that the alleged theft at Kenya Cinema is yet to be reported at Central Police Station.

Central police sub-county police commander Robinson Thuku said they were yet to receive any report about the theft despite the area falling under his jurisdiction.

Detectives are also seeking to establish if the alleged amounts were actually loaded in the ATMs before the reported robberies occurred.

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