BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
A director of petroleum firm has been charged with stealing over Sh10 million from the company.
Abdighan Abdirhaman Abdi of Sunspot petroleum limited appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo and denied the charges.
Abdirhaman is accused of stealing Sh10.2 million from the company which came into his possession as the director.
It is alleged that he stole the money on diverse dates between 3 November last year and 31st August this year at Diamond Trust Bank Koinange Branch, in Nairobi County.
The charge sheet produced in court stated that he forged resolution of Board of directors meeting of Sunspot held on 12th October, 2020 purporting to be genuine and endorsed and signed by Hafsa Bulhan Hussein a director of the said company, with intent to defraud.
It is alleged that he committed the offence on or before October 2020 at unknown place jointly with others not before court.
Abdirhaman was further accused of forging the notice of change of Directors particulars (Form CR7) Registrar of Companies purporting it to be genuine, lodged and signed by Bulhan the director of the said company.
The court heard that he committed the offence on January 1, 2021 at unknown place in the country jointly with others not before court, with intent to defraud
The accused persons was also charged with forgery and was remanded at Kileleshwa police station pending investigations into reported case where his father is alleged to have threatened Bulhan with death and to harm his family.
This is after the complainant lawyer vehemently opposed the accused to be released on bail.