CCTV footage played in a United Kingdom court has revealed how a Ghanaian man posed as a security guard to steal £117,000 from a Santander bank branch in Brixton, south London, before fleeing to Ghana.
Kwabena Kissi, 40, was sentenced in April 2026 after pleading guilty to fraud by false representation in connection with the July 5, 2022 heist.
According to a report by dailymail.com, the footage showed the former G4S Security Services employee arriving at the bank wearing his old security uniform, a helmet with the visor down and a face mask while carrying a large security briefcase.
The CCTV captured Kissi being granted access to the bank’s secure area after staff believed he had arrived to carry out a routine cash collection.
Bank employees then handed him bags containing £117,200 in cash, believing he was an authorised security officer.
The footage showed Kissi calmly leaving the bank with the cash concealed in his briefcase.
Additional CCTV footage from outside the bank showed him later changing his clothes, placing the money into a bin bag and walking away before ordering an Uber, which drove him from the scene.
According to the report, bank staff only realised they had been deceived when the actual G4S security officer arrived later that day to carry out the scheduled cash collection.
Investigators said Kissi boarded a flight to Accra the following day with the stolen money, where he remained for nearly four years while living with his ailing mother.
His return to the United Kingdom in March 2026 ultimately led to his arrest.
Police said he made the critical mistake of booking an Uber using his real name and phone number, allowing investigators to link him to the robbery.
According to the report, officers intercepted and arrested him upon his arrival at Gatwick Airport.
Although Kissi initially claimed it was a case of mistaken identity, investigators discovered he was carrying the same mobile phone used to book the Uber on the day of the robbery, providing key evidence linking him to the offence.
Kissi later pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation.
He was sentenced to three years and four months’ imprisonment, with Judge Rosa Dean stating that he had exploited his “inside knowledge” gained during his time as a security guard to carry out the theft.
