They stole 8 million CFA francs from a Wave outlet: how investigators tracked them down

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 21, 2026Country: Senegal
Crime & Law
They stole 8 million CFA francs from a Wave outlet: how investigators tracked them down

At around 8 p.m. on Monday, armed men robbed a Wave outlet on the national highway in Dahra, taking eight million CFA francs before fleeing and firing shots into the air. After police in Touba received a report of an unlicensed vehicle in the area, officers pursued it; the passenger escaped, but the driver was arrested. A search uncovered balaclavas, and the driver gave investigators several names. Police later arrested the alleged ringleader in Dahra, while further arrests are underway.

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