Three businessmen dealing in scrap metal in Nairobi have been charged with defrauding a businessman over Sh 129 million for a scrap metal dealer work permit.
Ebrahim Ahmed Ebrahim, Abdul Razak Rehanand Mohamed Amin Abdulahi are accused of obtaining USD 881,009 (apprx Sh 113,650,256.46) and cash Sh 15,537,500 from Shahzada Aniq Ayub by falsely pretending that they were in a position to secure him a work permit, a Scrap Metal Dealer’s License and supply him with 1100 tonnes of Scrap Metal and used batteries, a fact they knew to be false.
The trio is alleged to have committed the offense on diverse dates between 4th December 2023 and 6th June, 2024 in Nairobi, jointly with others not before court.
It is also alleged that the the accused persons conspired with others not before court to defraud Ayub the said money.
Rehan is also charged with forging a Scrap Metal Certificate of Dealer License number 3268686957 purporting it to be a genuine document issued by the Scrap Metal Council under the State Department for Industry.
They denied the charges before Senior Principal Magistrate Martha Nanzushi who granted each a bond of Sh 5 million plus one surety of a similar amount.
