DARING! CCTV Captures Terrifying Armed Robbery Inside Ruaka Salon
Newly released CCTV footage shows the harrowing moments when an armed intruder entered a salon in Ruaka, Kiambu County, causing panic among clients and witnesses before fleeing with stolen belongings.
The two-minute video depicts an event that occurred on Friday, July 10, at around 2 p.m., in full daylight along a bustling stretch of the suburb.
In the video, a man clad in green overalls, a black helmet, and a mask covering his face approaches the salon on foot, holding a weapon.
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He quickly confronts two women seated outside the building and orders them to hand over their phones.
Startled by the sight of the weapon, the two women began screaming, drawing the attention of people nearby.
In response, the armed man fired a warning shot, sending bystanders scattering in different directions.
Amid the chaos, one of the two women was forced by the attacker into the salon at gunpoint, while the other managed to break free and escape the ordeal after surrendering her phone.
A separate CCTV camera inside the salon captured the attack as it unfolded.
The footage shows six other people inside the premises scrambling to find hiding places after being alarmed by the commotion outside, as the gunman made his way into the building.
Upon entering, the attacker seized one of the women present, forcibly pulled her to the ground, and demanded she surrender her phone along with any other valuables she had on her.
As the confrontation unfolded inside, the noise and screams from within the salon began attracting a crowd outside, with concerned onlookers gathering to witness the unfolding scene.
Sensing the growing attention and the risk of being cornered, the attacker made a swift decision to abandon the robbery and flee the premises.
In his escape, he discharged his firearm into the air multiple times, apparently to keep bystanders at bay and clear his path out of the building.
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Once outside, the assailant leapt onto a motorbike that had been waiting for him nearby.
This suggests a level of planning behind the attack, before speeding off from the scene, as one of the ladies chased after him, but to no avail.
Speaking about the ordeal, one of the victims said the attacker’s demeanour and the weapon he carried set him apart from a typical thief.
She added that despite the terrifying encounter, he only made off with a single phone belonging to one of the salon’s clients.
“This did not look like an ordinary theft mission owing to how it was executed. Luckily, not much was stolen from it, just one phone from our clients,” stated the victim.
As of the time of the publication of this story, no arrests have been made.
The incident eerily mirrored another robbery incident caught on camera, where robbers stormed a restaurant in Nairobi’s Westlands area.
DARING! CCTV Captures Terrifying Armed Robbery Inside Ruaka Salon
