Visa fraud
7 Aug
The police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned two men and two women before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged fraud. The defendants: Zainab Abdullahi, 26; Olanrewaju Mariam, 25; Sulaimon Abdulatif, 24 and Yehuza Jubril, 23, whose addresses were not given, are standing trial on a three-count charge of felony, stealing and fraud. They, however,…
29 Jul
One Taoheed Oladapo, 38, on Monday appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over an alleged N1.7 million Visa fraud. Oladapo, whose address was not provided, was charged with obtaining money under false pretence and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Olalekan Adegbite, told the court that the defendant committed the…
13 Dec 2023
A Kaduna Chief Magistrate’s Court sentenced a 40-year-old man, Michael Timothy, to two years imprisonment for N1.8 million in visa fraud on Wednesday. The trial magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Timothy without the option of a fine after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Emmanuel stated that the sentence was to run concurrently, adding that it…
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