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Visa applicant lands in police net after boyfriend helped forge visas

July 26, 2014 by Kunle Falayi 0 Comments

Some visa applicants nabbed at the US Consulate-General in the month of July have been handed over to the Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos for prosecution.

According to SFU’s spokesperson, Ngozi Nsitume, a petition from the US Consulate Lagos on July 9, 2014, alleged that one Adegbola Esther appeared at US. Consulate-General for a Non-Immigrant Visa Interview with forged Canadian Turkish and Angolan visas showing entry and exit stamps.

But investigation was said to have revealed that the visas were forged by Esther’s boyfriend, one Oloni Olawale, after she paid him N100,000 for the three fake visa, to facilitate approval of her US visa application.

In another case, the US Consulate-General alleged that on July 10, 2014, another applicant, Akinlade Olugbenga, appeared for a US Immigrant Visa interview with fake name – Awoleye Tope, an individual said to have won a visa lottery.

“The suspect knowingly and fraudulently appeared at the US Embassy to steal the identity of the real winner of the diversity visa lottery,” the statement said.

A day after Olugbenga was nabbed at the embassy, another applicant, Adewole Fatimah whose real name was Adeniyi Motunrayo, was alleged to have appeared at the embassy with one Adewole Oluwaseun for a diversity visa interview. Motunrayo was said to have attempted to steal the identity of the real winner of the diversity visa lottery.

It was the same case of identity theft against applicant Omoyemi Olaiya, whose real name is Samuel Ojo and Ibenne Nkem whose real name is Ogundipe Emmanuel.

Like a harvest of fraudulent applicants, the SFU said one Babatunde Abiola and Babatunde Adenike was also nabbed for presenting forged bio-data, wedding pictures, marriage certificate and fake result to the embassy even though their real names are Oguntimehin Olanike and Aderoju Eunice.

Nsitume said, “One Aderoju Qasim and Aderoju Eunice presented forged bio-data and fake documents to the US Embassy for immigrant visas. Their real names are Oyewole Tunde and Abelese Olayinka. Both suspects fraudulently appeared at the embassy to steal the identity of the real winners of a diversity visa lottery.

“In this same month, one Christiana Omagu, a female Nigerian–American citizen, appeared before the US Consulate General to process a US passport for a male child. Investigation revealed that the suspect and her husband, Donald Omagu, were not the parents of the child, but only needed the passport to traffic the child to US.

“Finally on July 17, 2014, one Idrisu Martins, an impostor appeared at the embassy for an immigrant visa but investigation revealed that he was not the winner of the diversity visa lottery he appeared to claim.

“Investigation is on-going on these individuals. All suspects would be charged to court soon to serve as a deterrent to other intending visa fraudsters.”

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Happens every day in Lagos.

[justojai 53]

I was at the embassy on the 17th.... who knows if I saw the last imposter.

[onye uwaoma 131]

Happens every day in Lagos.

That's scary!

I was at the embassy on the 17th.... who knows if I saw the last imposter.

Too bad

[DIANE2013 2]

Dat why dey give us thhroughly checkin now! I was at embassy at Dat Day too ! AP with mercy of God! Ameen

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

If you get to know people that work there you hear all sorts of interesting stories. People that come back after denial with a different passport, people validating the visas the got through a satellite office ( there is none ) , sibling petitions are very fraud prone as are children.

[onye uwaoma 131]

If you get to know people that work there you hear all sorts of interesting stories. People that come back after denial with a different passport, people validating the visas the got through a satellite office ( there is none ) , sibling petitions are very fraud prone as are children.

some may have succeeded like the other guy that was wearing a sad look after he hide their marriage certificate, fraudulently entered the usa on k1 visa and wanted to adjust status immediately. They are a national disgrace!

Edited July 28, 2014 by onye uwaoma

[onye uwaoma 131]

Dat why dey give us thhroughly checkin now! I was at embassy at Dat Day too ! AP with mercy of God! Ameen

Oh! that's for certain... the truthful people shall pass through at last

[DIANE2013 2]

Yes for real no retreat no surrender ! I love my for real