Police imposter in court for defrauding city banks

Nairobi, Kenya: An alleged police imposter who attempted to defraud two city banks using forged documents of a police officer was on Monday charged in a Nairobi court with obtaining money by false pretences.

George Odhiambo alias Dickens Andete however denied seven counts of forgery before Milimani Resident Magistrate Pamela Mugure.

The court heard that on some unknown date the accused forged the national identity card number 201058879 in the names of Dickens Otieno Andete, a police officer purporting it to be genuine and having been made and issued by director of national registration bureau.

The prosecutor told the court that the suspect on December 8, with intent to defraud,  made a payslip for the month of November 2014 in the names of the officer purporting it be a genuine payslip that had been issued by the ministry of Interior and National Coordination.

Odhiambo was also accused of making a false bank statement on the same date. The court was told that the suspect made a false Kenya Commercial Bank Remittance account statement in the names of the police constable claiming it was a genuine KCB statement.

It was also alleged that on December 8, at the Platinum offices situated at Union Towers building along Moi Avenue,  Odhiambo presented the said forged ID card to one Vivian Atieno an employee of Platinum Credit Limited.

On a separate count, the suspect was accused of impersonating a police officer where it was alleged that on December 8 at the Platinum Credit Limited offices at Union Towers, he falsely presented himself as Dickens Andete, and presented the forged KCB statement and payslip to one Vivian Atieno an employee of Platinum limited.

The court was also told that Odhiambo on the same date he attempted to obtain Sh100,000 from Platinum credit limited while pretending that he was employed as a police officer.

The suspect pleaded with the court to release him on lenient bond terms saying he was willing to abide by any condition imposed by the court. He was directed by the magistrate to deposit cash bail of Sh120, 000 awaiting court to fix the trial date.