Visa fraud: UK-based Nigerian battles travel agent over forged marriage, identity theft

A United Kingdom-based Nigerian, Emmanuel Opeyemi Makinde, has concluded his cross-examination earlier Justice Ademuyiwa Oyeyipo of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting successful Jabi, Abuja, successful the ongoing transgression proceedings of question cause Waliu Aderibigbe Shitta and his firm, Fanzine Educational Consult.

Shitta is lasting proceedings implicit allegations that helium fraudulently utilized Makinde’s idiosyncratic details and documents to put a fake matrimony to 1 Miss Dolapo Afusat Yusuf successful bid to facilitate her question to the United Kingdom without Makinde's cognition oregon consent.

During cross-examination by defence counsel M. D. Owolabi, Makinde maintained nether oath that helium ne'er met oregon joined Yusuf and had explicitly instructed the cause not to connect immoderate dependant to his visa application. He stated that the unauthorized inclusion led to the cancellation of his UK visa connected October 11, 2024, prompting him to study the fraud to the UK Metropolitan Police, Action Fraud, UK Border Force, and the Nigeria Police.

Makinde further informed the tribunal during cross-examination that Miss Dolapo Afusat Yusuf has been formally petitioned and reported to the Nigeria Police, wherever she remains the taxable of an progressive transgression probe alongside the superior defendants.

At the resumed hearing, the prosecution filed an amended three-count complaint against the defendants, adding a caller number of Criminal Breach of Trust.

Parts of the amended complaint read:

Count one

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