MOMBASA: Police pursue gangsters caught on camera stealing

Detectives are pursuing   alteast five gangsters including two women caught on camera stealing a bag belonging to British Tourist at restaurant in City Mall, Nyali Mombasa County .

City mall is popular shopping mall in Mombasa .

The bag contained six passports, sh 75, 000, Euro 200 and Jewelry among other valuables.

The lady, Princess Moore-Sieray has recorded statement at Bamburi police station.

Police said they have obtained CCTV footage that clearly shows the gangsters stealing the bag before escaping in waiting car.

Kisauni police boss Christoper Rotich said they have circulated the details of the vehicle to assisting in pursuing the suspects believed to be notorious criminals on the loose.

“We suspect they had trailed the lady from the hotel and might have had prior information of the contents in her bag. We are appealing for public support.”said Rotich

From the  footage  two well build women  are seen  staging  well orchestrated  robbery under the nose of security agents  before walking out casually .

They were posing as clients and were always   on phone throughout the incident to avoid raising suspicion.

In the footage a man is seen pulling the bag before two women picks it while third suspect a man in blue shirt is distracting the security guards.

Police said Sieray was traveling to Britain accompanied by her daughters when they were robbed on Friday night…

Detectives are hopeful of unmasking the five gangsters  involved in the robbery by profiling the faces  from the CCTV recording .