Accused fraudsters on $200,000 bail

A 30-year-old Nigerian, Nzube Zkegwuonu and a 25-year-old Guyanese, Kevin Smith, appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and were placed on bail on a conspiracy to defraud charge.
Zkegwuonu and Smith, who are both residents of Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD), appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.
It is alleged that between February 1, 2021 and March 15, 2021 at Georgetown, they conspired with persons to obtain $3,000,000 from Denita Bonnet.
Both men were represented by Attorney-at-Law Ronald Daniels, who in his bail application told the court that his clients were innocent.
The Attorney said that Smith was a businessman and Zkegwuonu was a Nigerian who is married to a Guyanese.
He further explained that Zkegwuonu was awaiting his Guyanese citizenship.
Daniels told the court that both defendants had been placed on $100,000 station bail pending formal charges.
Meanwhile, the Police Prosecutor did not object to bail; however, he requested that the defendants lodge their passports and that they report twice a month to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Eve Leary until the conclusion of the case.
The men were released on $100,000 bail each. They were also required to lodge their passports and report to the CID twice per month.(G15)