An unidentified man in Naiobi, now aptly nicknamed the ‘Spiderman’, is only armed with a backpack and skills to scale from one floor to another.
Police have launched a man-hunt for the lone burglar who has been terrorising a section of Kilimani residents for close to a fortnight now.
He was captured by CCTV cameras on February 10, 2019 at 12:52a.m jumping over the fence of residential apartments in Kilimani.
In the video, he is seen looking around and – when his view seems clear – he pulls a typical ‘Spiderman’ stunt and climbs through a stair rail to access the first floor.
It is reported that on that fateful day, he made away with an unspecified amount of money said to run into millions from one house whose safe he broke into. The house owner suffered shock and was taken to hospital.
On Valentine’s Day last week, a foreign citizen’s safe was also broken into and his gun stolen.
In one residential area, according to sources, the burglar climbed a tree at 8p.m and stayed up until 1a.m before coming down and making his way into an apartment block.
Kilimani OCPD Michael Muchiri has now assured residents that both day and night patrols have been increased in pursuit of ‘Spiderman.’
Detectives are also trying to piece evidence to establish if he enjoys protection from security guards to continue with his vice.