A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent four detainees of Nigerian nationals to jail in a narcotics case.
The four accused are- Princewell, Onayanu, Ruben and Peter.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mamunur Rashid passed the order as police produced the accused before the court and Pallabi Police Station sub-inspector and investigation officer Sohel Shikder prayed to place them on a five-day remand.
Defence counsels, however, pleaded for their bail. After hearing both sides, the court sent the four accused to jail.
Police on Tuesday afternoon arrested four Nigerian citizens from the capital’s Kalshi area and seized 12 bottles of foreign wine, five bottles of whisky, 32 cans of beer from their possessions.
Later police filed the case with Pallabi police station.
