Dhaka: A court here today placed two Nigerian nationals on a two-day remand each in a case filed for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting individuals and extorting money from them through forgery. The two accused were identified as Simido George, 45, and Luis Ekenna Efejuer, 37.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahidul Islam passed the order after police produced the duo before the court and sought a five-day remand for each of them in the case. Police arrested the two accused on November 2 from the Tongi area.
Law enforcement sources revealed that the accused used to contact their victims by impersonating officials of foreign charitable organisations through WhatsApp, using international numbers. "They pretended to offer large donations from a non-existent charitable organisation and extorted money from the victims as so-called service charges," said the police source.
Recently, the accused contacted one Mohsin Gazi and promised to donate USD 14.6 million for constructing an orphanage. In the process, they dishonestly received a large amount of money from Gazi. When the victim realized that he was being defrauded, he filed the case with Paltan Police Station, the police source added.