Two Nigerians Arrested in Kuwait for Alleged Armed Robbery

Authorities in Kuwait have arrested two Nigerian nationals over their alleged involvement in an armed robbery incident, raising concerns about crime involving foreign nationals.

Two unidentified individuals from Nigeria have been arrested by the Kuwait General Department of Criminal Investigation in Ahmadi Governorate for their alleged involvement in an armed robbery.

As reported by Arab Times Online on Wednesday, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior announced that the suspects involved in the robbery at an exchange office in Mahboula, a district in southern Kuwait City, were captured within 24 hours.

A 35-second video of the robbery, available on Arab Times Online, depicts one of the suspects in a hooded top exiting a white car and entering the exchange office.

A short, silent video shows the same suspect entering the office and seemingly pointing a gun at the exchange office staff, as noted by our correspondent.

According to reports, the suspects allegedly stole foreign currencies worth 4,600 Kuwaiti Dinars. Using the conversion rate from currencyconvertonline.com, this amount is approximately equivalent to $14,918.69.

The report stated that the investigation found the gang carefully planned their crime by observing exchange offices from nearby rooftops to determine peak times.

“They also utilized stolen license plates to hide the identities of the vehicles participating in the operation.”

One of the suspects, whose identity remains confidential, reportedly confessed following his arrest in Mahboula. He admitted to having surveyed the location and notifying his accomplice—whose name is also undisclosed—when the office was free of customers.

The authorities apprehended the second suspect at the Al-Qurain Market and recovered both the stolen money and a small bag containing crystal meth from his residence.

According to the report, “The Ministry of Interior confirmed that the suspects and confiscated items have been handed over to the public prosecution for further legal action.”

Remember that in 2019, a video surfaced showing some Nigerians involved in an armed robbery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

During the same period, a Nigerian woman involved in drug trafficking was executed alongside three men—two from Pakistan and one from Yemen—for their participation in drug-related offenses.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the current CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and a former aide on Diaspora Matters to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, mentioned in an interview with journalists in Abuja that within the last three years, eight individuals have been executed for drug-related offenses in the oil-rich kingdom.