By THE DISPATCH DIGITAL REPORTER
Abdul Razak Rehan, Mohammed Amin Suleiman, and Ebrahim Ahmed Ebrahim have appeared at the Milimani Law Courts, accused of defrauding a Pakistani national of over Sh116 million through a scrap metal and car battery scheme. The suspects lured the victim to Kenya with promises of profitable business opportunities and proceeded to solicit large sums of money under the guise of company registration fees, taxes, and other costs.
Upon the victim’s arrival in Kenya, Ebrahim Ahmed Ebrahim instructed him to establish a company, demanding Sh7 million for the process. The funds were handed to Mohammed Amin Suleiman and Abdul Razak Rehan, who impersonated officials—one as an accountant at the registrar of companies and the other as a personal assistant at the Deputy President’s office.
The victim was subsequently misled into making further payments for various fictitious expenses, including warehouse rent, scrap metal and battery purchases, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) customs duties, and special permits, cumulatively totalling Sh116 million. Investigations revealed that the permits and documents provided to the victim were counterfeit, with no connection to official government channels.
Following a thorough investigation, including financial tracing and analysis of the suspects’ movements, the trio was apprehended at their hideouts. They were formally charged at the Milimani Law Courts, where they denied the accusations and were released on a bond of Sh5 million each, with one surety required.
The case is set for mention on 9th September 2024. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) urges anyone who may have been defrauded by these individuals or any other fraudsters to report to the DCI Headquarters, any local police station, or through the anonymous #FichuaKwaDCI line at 0800 722 203.