Two Nigerians have been charged with defrauding a city businessman Sh 60.4 million in a fraudulent deal.
Ali Ohio and Victor Nyekazi Wagwu were charged before Milimani Magistrate Ben Mark Enhubi With cheating and being unlawful in the country.
They are accused that between January 20 and May 19,2023 in Nairobi county jointly with others who are yet to be arrested defrauded Noor Omar Ahmed USD 420,000 through fraudulent tricks.
The court heard that the money was for the purchase of a reagent to clear stamps on the foreign currency funds that Ahmed was to receive as a consideration for the sale of Lisbon Hotel.
Enhubi also heard that Lisbon Hotel is a family property which the two Nigerians intended to buy.
The two Nigerians also face Immigration offences for being illegally in the country.
Ojo and Wagwu were arrested at Rubis Petrol station near Bellevue estate in Nairobi county without valid passports and visas.
