Two Suspects In Ksh130M Gold Scam Arraigned In Court
Director of Criminal Investigations is seeking to detain for five days two gold suspects who allegedly defrauded a foreigner USD 1million.
Nicholas Otieno Ndolo and Thomas Otieno Ngoe were arraigned before Kibera Senior Principal Magistrate Charles Mwaniki where the DCI sought custodial orders against them.
The court heard that the complainant who is a foreigner, was introduced to Ndolo as a businessman dealing in gold business.
They agreed that he would purchase 3000kg of gold at USD 41,000 Per kg totaling to USD 123,000,000.
Ndolo provided an Equity Bank Account to the foreigner where money would be wired. The foreigner instructed his bank in U.S.A. to wire the sum of USD 1,000,000 on 10th February 2023 by way of a swift bank transfer into the said account.
fake gold scams in the capital, the two Nicholas Otieno Ndolo alias Nick who is the director of DSI Mining and Minerals Ltd and Thomas Otieno Ngoe the director of AFRICORP Legal consultancy, were arrested following a complain lodged by the American at Capitol Hill police station.
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Ndolo confirmed to have received the money and would then contact the complainant to witness the packaging of the gold in readiness for shipment to Dubai.
The complainant waited in vain for an appointment to witness the packaging which then prompted him to request for documentations in regard to the purchase of the said gold.
“The complainant later realized that some of the documents such as the customs entry indicated on the declaration form dated 8th March 2023 was not genuine,” claimed the DCI officer Alexander Makoma investigating the matter.
According to detectives, Ndolo started to avoid meeting the complainant and later started threatening him with deportation from Kenya which prompted him to make a report at DCI Operations Support Unit.
Detectives claim upon investigations at Equity Bank where the money was wired, it was discovered that it is operated by Thomas Otieno Ngoe, who is the second suspect and that the whole amount had been transferred to other accounts.
Detectives claim a quick search was conducted and a firearm was recovered from the vehicle they were driving.
“The recovered firearm is believed to have been used to commit crimes and is therefore subject for further forensic analysis as well as to establish how it was acquired by the second suspect,” the court heard.
DCI says investigations into the matter are not yet complete and they intend to recover the money defrauded from the foreigner.
The court will rule at 3.15 whether to detain the suspect for five days.
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