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3 charged with defrauding Eastleigh businessman of Sh1.1m

Fraud suspects Farrah Osman Issak, Abdiakin Ismail Abdullahi and Godfrey Otieno Omwoyo, alias Kassim, at the Milimani Law Courts on March 25, 2024. (Photo: Joseph Ndunda)

By Joseph Ndunda | 25 Mar 2024

The three allegedly obtained the money from businessman Ahmed Ali Mohammed in Eastleigh, Kamukunji Sub-county, between March 2 and 16, 2024.

Three suspects were charged in Nairobi on Monday with defrauding a businessman of Sh1.1 million by pretending they could import mobile phones for him.

Farrah Osman Issak, Abdiakin Ismail Abdullahi and Godfrey Otieno Omwoyo, alias Kassim, contravened Section 313 of the Penal Code when they allegedly obtained the money from businessman Ahmed Ali Mohammed in Eastleigh, Kamukunji Sub-county, between March 2 and 16, 2024.

Before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina in Nairobi, Farrah and Abdiakin faced an additional charge of having papers intended for use in forgery, in contravention of Section 367(a) of the Penal Code.

The prosecution says fake US dollars were found in their travelling bag at a lodging in Kamukunji at the time of their arrest on March 16.

The suspects were apprehended by officers from the regional headquarters of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), after the National Intelligence Service (NIS) identified their hideout.

The NIS had recommended charges of impersonation and conspiracy to commit a felony, namely obtaining money and registration by false pretences. Police sources said the charge sheet may be amended to include the extra charges.

All the suspects denied the charges before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina and were granted a Sh500,000 bond or Sh300,000 cash bail each.

The case will be mentioned on April 8, 2024, for pretrial purposes.