A Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to steal Sh35.9 million (N132m)from a Kenyan company. The suspect, Endurance Obayan, was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi while attempting to fly out of the country.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement on Twitter said the suspect was arrested on Thursday, October 28. The statement said Obayan tried to steal Sh35.9 million from Nairobi-based firm Equatorial Nuts Processing Limited through internet fraud.
“The email directed the client in Australia to send the money to a bank account in China instead of wiring the money to the company’s account in Kenya. This alarmed the client, who immediately contacted Equatorial Nuts in a bid to establish whether the firm had changed its bank account details,” the statement said.
Equatorial Nuts’ cybercrime security manager noticed Obayan’s footprints in the botched transaction, prompting the manager to alert the DCI.
However, before the suspect could jet out of the country, he was arrested.
Police say the suspect was to board an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nigeria. Obayan was later on Thursday, arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts, where he was charged with computer forgery contrary to the law.
