The daring robberies that are being staged today carry the hallmarks of well trained men handling sophisticated weapons with ease and deadly efficiency which leaves the authorities with hunches that more rogue policemen are engaging in violent crime along with former military types.
It came as no surprise to the public recently when police revealed that one of the masterminds of the sh35 million Habib bank robbery in Mombasa was a former Kenya air force soldier.
A month ago, several gangsters were arrested in Machakos after a botched attempt to rob an ATM and a beer distributor. The ringleader was a serving GSU (general service unit) soldier who was soon to retire and was waiting for his dues to be processed.
Majority of policemen who end up being sacked from the force these days find it difficult to fit in society and survive like other civilians and due to the fact they don’t have skills that can enable them get other jobs, they join the underworld where they are welcomed with eager open arms.
Those in the underworld celebrate when they are joined by ex-cops for the simple reason that these men come with vital knowledge in handling firearms and know how most security arrangements are undertaken, for instance, the transportation of money to and from banks among other things. Where they are short of information, they have the contacts.
It has also been noted that it is only these former policemen who have the guts to stage brazen heists and exchange fire with their former colleagues in another move to settle scores with authorities for sacking them.
At one time, police in Nairobi were puzzled when they started recovering several modern Cessca pistols which are so complicated that the police had to retrain their men on how to use the firearms yet gangsters seemed to be very conversant with them. How did it happen?
It later emerged that those dealing in illegal firearms also have their experts, usually former soldiers or policemen who give quick firing lessons to those who purchase the illicit guns.
The only way to check this trend is for the police to keep tabs on fired cops and soldiers but again this is almost impossible considering their limited resources both human and financial hence the common unwritten rule in the force that violent criminals should be shot dead on the spot.
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