A Nigerian man of Igbo extraction has been
apprehended in Asia after scamming individuals interested in read more..... purchasing
the human kidney. The Police in India have arrested a Nigerian national
for allegedly defrauding 20 people of Rs 3 crore (about N16.55m) in
kidney donation scam.
Reports from India said
David Ujma Uba, 32, had promised to help his victims secure kidney
donations. Uba arrived Kolkata in the world most populous nation on a
tourist visa in 2013. Police in the city said the Nigerian created a
fake hospital website and issued an advertisement asking those in need
of kidneys to get in touch with him. Uba asked those who contacted him
to pay various sums into his bank account but failed to render the
services he advertised.
Realising they have
been scammed, the victims filed a complaint with Kolkata cyber crime
police in April. Uba was traced through his phone’s call record details
and arrested at his friend’s place in Nagenahalli Dinne near Kothanur
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