Suspected robbers broke into Equity Bank, Kayole Branch in Nairobi, on Saturday night and stole an unknown amount of money.
The suspects are said to have gained access into the building by drilling a hole into a wall on the rear side. When inside the building, they again broke into the strong room where they managed to break into two huge safes and carted away unknown amount of money.
Police say they found two gas cylinders which the gang used to burn and break the safes to access the cash. The cash was the weekend’s collection and could run to millions of shillings.
Nairobi police boss Japheth Koome said they were informed of the incident on Sunday at about 3 pm long after it had happened.
The number of those involved is not known. The guard who was on duty was later arrested and is helping with investigations
It is also yet to be established how the suspects managed to disable the bank’s CCTV and alarm systems