Detectives based in Mombasa have launched a manhunt for a South Sudanese citizen with fraud cases stretching from Melbourne in Australia to Kampala, Uganda and Nairobi.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect has various names including Don Solomon a.k.a. Mukisa Okello a.k.a. Tony Taban Suleiman Malish a.k.a. Yee a.ka.a Big Papa.
His method of operation entails issuing forged checks to potential targets for goods and services obtained from them.
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“He deposited a bad cheque of Sh599,950 in favour of Naivas Limited and fraudulently obtained ten television sets of 55″ from Naivas Mwembe Tayari branch on March 8, 2023,” said DCI.
“Around the same time, the fugitive also fraudulently obtained assorted steel rods from Bayfair Hardware at Bombolulu in Mombasa valued at Sh842,000, by depositing a bad cheque of similar amount at the hardware’s bank account. Part of the consignment was recovered at Mulolongo and one suspect charged vide CR 345/56/2023 at Shanzu Law Courts,” added DCI.
He also has a habit of booking high-end hotel rooms and then walking out without paying.
“The suspect who has previously been arraigned at the Milimani law courts for forgery and being in the country illegally has also been accused of obtaining services from top 5-star hotels in the city and sneaking out without paying.”
“In one such establishment along Chiromo Road, the man on the run failed to pay a bill of Sh1.045 Million after spending days at the luxury facility.”
In other incidents, he is believed to have previously gifted a TV host a sleek automobile in Uganda that was later discovered to have been stolen from Congo DRC by Ugandan authorities.
The suspect is also accused of fraud and related offences at various Melbourne Capital, Victoria State in Australia banks.
The fugitive has recently been spotted in Roysambu’s Mirema Drive, outskirts of Nairobi, where he is believed to be dwelling and has since evaded a police dragnet twice.
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