How Rogue Businessman Mohamed Osman Abdille Defrauded Sh296M From a City Businessman

A rogue businessman has been arraigned at a Makadara Court for defrauding another businessman Sh296M contrary to the law.

Mohamed Osman Abdille was arraigned before Senior Principal Magistrate Joseph Karanja where the matter came up for bond ruling.

The court was informed that the accused person committed the offence on diverse dates between January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2024 at a Mega shopping Mall in Easleigh in Starehe Sub-County within Nairobi County.

He alledgly with others not before the court defrauded Abdi Mohammed Ali the said amount contrary to the law.

He was charged with another count of stealing by Servant where he stole the said amounts contrary to the law.

On another count, the accused person was charged with engaging in organized criminal activities contrary to the law.

Osman appeared in court draped in a scarf to conceal his identity, he was curved by the court to reveal his face.

The court heard that on the same date as outlined above, the accused person with others not before the court acted in concert in commission of a serious offence namely stealing by servant for purpose of obtaining financial debt.

He denied the charges and the prosecution through learned counsel Allan Lumumba Mogere urged the court to grant him a tough bond on the ground that he was a flight risk.

The magistrate granted him a bond of Sh5Million with an alternative Cash bail of Sh2M with the surety of the same amount.

The Magistrate further directed that the accused person reports to the DCI after every seven days until a later date where the court will give further instructions.

The court further directed that the accused person deposits his passport in courts.

The matter will be mentioned Further next year.