A Man has been charged at Milimani Law Courts with Sh 12 million land transaction fraud in Garissa Municipality.
The accused Abdi Yusuf Mohammed has appeared before magistrate Benmark Ekhuni and denied the charged.
He is being accused if obtaining the money by falsely claiming he was in a position to sell her land located in Garissa County.
Mohammed was arrested over the weekend, following reports that he was planning to sell a prime piece of land while falsely claiming ownership.
Preliminary investigations indicate that he received multiple payments through his personal bank account between June 29 and November 21, 2023.
The victim realized she was being duped after conducting a search at the Garissa Lands Registry, which revealed that the land was registered under a different individual.
“The green card confirmed that the rightful owner has held the title since its original government allocation. Furthermore, the documents Yusuf provided to claim ownership of the land were found to be fraudulent,” the DCI stated.
Detectives tracked the suspect to his hideout in Eastleigh, where he was arrested and taken to Kilimani Police Station.
