Three suspects arraigned for defrauding foreigner Sh.116 million in fake company deal

Nairobi, 

Wednesday, 28 August, 2024 

McCreadie Andias 

Three suspects have been arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts for fraudulently swindling a Pakistani National over Sh. 116 million in a fake business deal. 

Abdul Razak Rehan, Mohammed Amin Suleiman, and Ebrahim Ahmed Ebrahim are accused of scamming the victim to register a company through them with promises of lucrative business opportunities in the sector.

The first accused, Ebrahim Ahmed Ebrahim is said to have demanded Sh7 million for the company registration process. 

The victim handed over the cash to the second and third accused, Mohammed Amin Suleiman and Abdul Rian Shul, who posed as an accountant at the registrar of companies and a personal assistant at the Deputy President’s office, respectively.

The victim was then duped into making several additional payments in the name of warehouse rent, scrap metal and battery purchases, KRA customs duties, and special permits, all amounting to a staggering Sh116 million.

Further Investigations into the crime revealed that all the registration documents including business permits were forged. 

However, The three pleaded not guilty to the charges and were granted a bond of Sh5 million plus one surety.

The case is scheduled for mention on September 9, 2024.