The Ghost of Vincent : Inside the execution and cover-up of a Multimillion Bank Heist Suspect
NTV’s crimes and investigations unit is lifting the lid on the broad daylight execution of a robbery suspect. The man who the police claim masterminded the September 2019 theft of Sh72 million from several banks through a well coordinated hit on ATM machines.
Wycliffe Vincent Owuor was shot dead in what the police said was a shoot-out during another botched robbery.
Who killed Vincent? How was he murdered and why has there been such a spirited effort to cover the tracks?
We seek to answer all those questions in this NTV special report - The Ghost of Vincent by Brian Obuya.
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