EFCC arrests serial Canadian visa fraud suspects in Abuja The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria & World News
On Friday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it specializes in using fake visas and job offers to dupe Nigerians desperate to move to Canada to work or get an education. arrested Enock Ifeoluwa Ogungbamigbe, a string of alleged visa fraudsters.
A 32-year-old man who owns a garden in Mpape, a suburb of Abuja, was greeted by Commission agents at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja and made an appointment to obtain a visa for an applicant wishing to immigrate to Canada. rice field. .
EFCC spokesperson Wilson Woorjalen said the suspect had no idea it was bait.
His arrest followed a petition by the victim, which cost the suspect N5 million in processing costs for a visa to Canada.The suspect had promised the victim a job upon arrival in Canada. However, he merely distributed fake visas to the victims and all his efforts to get the money back were in vain.
The suspect will be charged in court once the investigation is concluded.