- Alio was accused of obtaining assorted clothes from Makay Mohammed Dabaso by falsely pretending he was in a position to sell them and send her money.
- He later switched off his phone and cut off all communications with the complainant.
A trader in South Sudan has been charged in a Makadara court for allegedly conning a businesswoman of goods worth Sh1.3 million.
Ibrein Hassanow Alio was accused of obtaining assorted clothes worth Sh1,336,695 from Makay Mohammed Dabaso with intent to defraud by pretending that he was in a position to sell them and send her money.
He allegedly committed the offence between May 4 and October 1, 2020, in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
Alio pleaded not guilty before Makadara senior resident magistrate Eunice Suter.
Suter ordered the accused to avail one Kenyan contact person who will deposit a bond of Sh500,000. The matter will be heard in July.
According to court documents, the accused first made an order amounting to Sh402,110, after instructing the complainant to take the goods to Bull Bar Courier Company limited, which was to deliver them to South Sudan.
On May 18 he made an order for clothes worth Sh197,620. The complainant was only issued with a receipt which showed the goods had been delivered to the company.
On July 16, the accused made another order worth Sh292,500 which was delivered to him in Juba, South Sudan, by the same company.
He further made an order of goods worth Sh107,500 and Sh336,965 on October 1 and promised to pay. But he switched off his phone and cut off all communications with the complainant.
The woman reported the matter to Pangani police station.