Company director charged with cheating Nigerian firm of RM400,000 in cooking oil fraud case

KUALA LUMPUR: A company director pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Friday (Aug 22) to fraud involving the supply of 10 containers of Palm Olein CP10 cooking oil last year.

Nuruliman Haidi Che Mansor, 44, is charged with deceiving Global Foods and Confectionaries KFZE (Nigeria) through its representatives Abdulrahman Muhammad Garba and Sani Abdullahi Maikano into believing that his company, Tuan Iman Consultancy Sdn Bhd, had the capacity and legal licence to supply the 10 containers of oil, worth US$315,675 (RM1.334mil).

According to the facts of the case, this caused the two individuals to hand over US$94,700 (RM400,438) to his company.

Nuruliman Haidi was alleged to have committed the offence on Nov 29 at a condominium unit on Jalan Sultan Ismail near here.

The charge is framed under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years, whipping, and a fine, if convicted.

DPP Wafa Zainal Abidin offered bail of RM50,000 in two sureties, but lawyer Fozi Addhwa Mohamad Fozi, representing the accused, appealed for lower bail, on the grounds that his client had cooperated fully throughout the investigation.

Judge Azrul Darus allowed the accused bail of RM30,000 in one surety, with additional conditions that he must report to the police station once a month until disposal of the case.

The court also set Sept 29 for mention. – Bernama