Five thugs caught on CCTV robbing Mombasa woman at gunpoint arrested
A video grab from a CCTV clip that captures three men robbing a woman in Mombasa Kenya at gunpoint
What you need to know:
- Two of the armed robbers wore red hats while the third one, who rode the motorcycle after the robbery, covered his head with his jumper.
- The victim was not physically harmed during the robbery but she was left visibly shaken.
Police in Kenya on Sunday arrested suspected gangsters who were captured on CCTV casually robbing a woman of her handbag at gunpoint.
The five suspects were reportedly seized in Mombasa.
“Detectives based in Mombasa have today (Sunday) arrested five suspects in connection with a robbery in Aldina and Makande area,” said Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a tweet.
They identified the suspects as Brighton Naiya Manyala, Mohamed Hassan, Chris Odhiambo Omondi, Evans Munyoki Mburiro and Mutonyi Nzamba.
Two motorcycles, one of which was used during the robbery, have been impounded.
Police said they are also pursuing other suspects.
The undated video clip captures three men walking past their victim at an M-Pesa shop in Mombasa before two of them turn on the woman brandishing a gun.
The visibly terrified woman surrenders her valuables, including her handbag while one of the suspects disappears from the frame, surfacing moments later with a motorcycle which they used to escape.
Two of the armed robbers wore red hats while the third one, who rode the motorcycle after the robbery, covered his head with his jumper.
The victim was not physically harmed during the robbery but she was left visibly shaken.
