Tuesday, July 21, 2026 -Two Nigerian nationals have been sentenced to seven years in prison for armed robbery in Kuwait.
The Kuwait General Department of Criminal Investigation in
Ahmadi Governorate arrested the
two individuals over alleged involvement in an armed robbery and theft of a
currency exchange shop in Mahboula, in January 2025.
The Court of Appeal on Monday, July 20, 2026 upheld the
imprisonment of the defendants for seven years and six months in connection
with the robbery and theft.
The Second Circuit of the Court of Appeal, headed by
Counselor Nasr Salem Al-Haid and comprising Counselors Mutaib Al-Aradhi and
Saud Al-Sane, upheld the ruling against members of a Nigerian gang involved in
the robbery and theft of the money exchange shop.
The Public Prosecution had charged the first four defendants
with stealing money from the exchange shop, with the second defendant using a
fake gun and enabling the third and fourth defendants to steal the money with
the assistance of the first defendant.
The fifth defendant was charged with participating with the
defendants, agreeing to commit the crime, helping them conceal the stolen
goods, and supplying them with the money obtained from the robbery and theft.
The Criminal Court had sentenced the first and fifth
defendants in person, while the remaining defendants were sentenced in
absentia.
The court had initially sentenced the first four
defendants to seven years’ imprisonment and the fifth defendant to six months’
imprisonment after amending the description and charges.
The Court of Appeal later upheld the ruling, according to a
report published by Al Rai newspaper.
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