Five Kenyan nationals are reportedly detained in South-Sudan over alleged involvement in fraud.
Confirming the incident to NTV, Kenyan Ambassador to South-Sudan, Cleland Leshore, said the five were arrested on May 29, 2015 together with the owner of the ICT Company they worked for.
They were charged with forging documents which they are said to have used in stealing approximately 200 million dollars from various banks across the world – including the Central Bank of Kenya.
The Ambassador is quoted saying, "there are about 80 companies involved in the scam and it is not just the five Kenyans...many people are involved including senior government officials of South-Sudan."
The families of the five reportedly raised alarm yesterday, claiming that they had no information on where their family members were or held.
Ambassador Leshore, however, sought to clarify that he had met the five, adding that they are held in good condition and none of them had been tortured.
He added that they are being detained at the National Intelligence Surveillance headquarters of South-Sudan.
Leshore further noted that the investigations have taken long since the scam involved many officials including South Sudan officials as well as various countries.
The Ambassador said the investigations would be completed in three months.
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