[File, Standard]In Othaya, Nyeri county, a court has found six accused persons guilty of conspiracy to commit a felony, stealing from Equity bank and jailed them for two years each without an option of a fine. Facts of the case are that on the morning of Friday, October 2, 2015, three men posing as Equity Bank auditors walked into the lender's Nyeri branch. The smartly dressed men posed as auditors from the Equity Bank head office in Nairobi, saying they had been sent to inspect books of account at the branch. Oddly, the robbers timed their strike carefully as only a few personnel were in the bank — the operation manager, cash office manager, guards and cleaners. “He is also seen assisting the three 'auditors' to pull the stashed bags out of the vault,” said the magistrate.

Source: Standard Digital July 08, 2021 12:56 UTC