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Three businessmen were arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts today, facing charges of obtaining over Sh 127 million by false pretenses.
The accused, Ibrahim Ahamed Ibrahim, Abdul Zarak Rehan, and Mohammed Suleiman, pleaded not guilty to three counts before Magistrate Martha Nanzushi.
The court granted each accused a bond of KSh 5 million or a surety of a similar amount, with the state not opposing the bond or cash bail. The defense counsel requested leniency, citing that the accused are Kenyans with stable residences.
According to the charge sheet, the accused allegedly conspired to commit fraud between December 4, 2023, and January 6, 2024, in Nairobi County.
They are accused of stealing a total sum of USD 881,009 (approximately KSh 113,650,254.46) and KSh 15,537,500 from Shahzad Aniq Ayub.
The charges indicate that the businessmen falsely claimed they could assist Ayub in securing a work permit, acting as a scrap metal dealer, and supplying 1,100 tons of scrap metal and used batteries—claims they purportedly knew to be false.
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The case has been scheduled for mention on September 10, 2024, to set the date for pre-trial directions.