As the DCI intensifies its investigation into the murder of a Mumias instructor, two bank tellers are on site.
Ismael Wawire displays a picture of Roselyda Akinyi, who was murdered by unidentified attackers after taking money from one of the banks. [Benjamin Skawa, Standard]
Detectives have focused their investigation on two bank cashiers who withdrew Sh285,000 from a bank in Mumias town before a teacher was killed by unidentified attackers.
The Standard has determined that the two bank employees who served the murdered Roseylda Akinyi are people of interest, even while they are following up on two additional suspects who were caught on the bank’s CCTV cameras.
According to authorities, the victim was stabbed with a knife rather than killed by gunfire, as previously stated.
Shortly after taking cash from the bank last week, Akinyi was ambushed by a gang of criminals in a saloon vehicle.
She was assaulted just a kilometer from the bank.
The detectives are looking for two guys who were seen acting suspiciously around a bank teller and a security, Western Regional Criminal Investigation Officer Njeru Nthiga said.
“We’re doing alright thus far.” Nthiga stated, “We have two suspects who were in the bank and they were seen engaging a bank teller at the loan section and a bank security guard.”
“The murderer used a sharp and long knife which went through the left side of the chest, cut the right aorta of the heart and came out through the right side of the ribs before it was removed, which is why there were small wounds at the entry and exit that were different from the effects of a gun,” he said. “She was not killed by a gun but rather the killer used a sharp and long knife which went through the left side of the chest, cut the right aorta of the heart and came out through the right side of the ribs before it was removed, which is why there were small wounds at the entry and exit that were different from the effects of a gun,” he said.
According to initial investigations, one of the suspects requested a loan that did not exist, while the other hired a guard, claiming that some money had been transferred to the incorrect number, and that he needed assistance in a timing game while waiting for the deceased to withdraw funds.
The detectives have thus far secured CCTV footage from the bank that clearly shows the suspects following the deceased while pretending to be on the phone when in line, according to Nthiga.
Nthiga stated, “The suspects are seen suspiciously looking at the deceased, and we suspect their conduct and if they are not the killers or the scouts for killers, they should show or direct us to the killers.”
He claimed that the police have every justification to think that the two tellers, a bank security officer, and the boda boda driver who was transporting the dead all have important information that will help solve the murder.
“Because bank tellers can set you up, or a bank guard or maybe the suspects might see the kind of withdrawal and decide to trail you, we are exploring a lot of options we are exploring,” he said.
The detective said that even though the boda boda operator is said to be a relative of the deceased, he will still be interrogated to see if he in any way acted as an informant to any of the suspects.
“We have the deceased’s mobile phone in our custody for more examination. Nthiga stated, “It’s a challenging procedure, but we must carry it out.”