Police arraign suspect, agency over alleged UK visa fraud, marriage rip-off

The Inspector-Basic of Police, IGP, has arraigned a businessman, Shitta Waliu Aderibigbe and a agency, Fanzine Academic Seek the advice of, earlier than a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Excessive Courtroom sitting in Jabi for alleged visa fraud and marriage rip-off.

The suspect was additionally accused of giving false data to the British authorities.

Aderibigbe and the agency have been arraigned on a two-count cost.

He, nevertheless, pleaded not responsible to the cost.

The accused have been stated to have engaged within the visa rip-off on January 19, 2023.

Based on the cost dated April 9, 2024, Aderibigbe allegedly gave false data to the British Embassy, stating that one Emmanuel Makinde Opeyemi is married to at least one Dolapo Afussat Yusuf.

The police additional stated within the cost that on account of the false data, the stated Emmanuel Makinde Opeyemi is going through deportation again to Nigeria.

Within the cost sheet, the police stated the accused individual knew that the act is illegal, thereby committing an offence punishable beneath Part 140 of the Penal Code Act, CAP 98 Legislation of Northern Nigeria.

After Aderibigbe pleaded not responsible to the cost, the presiding choose, Justice Ademuyiwa Oyeyipo, granted him bail within the sum of N1 million.

He was additionally directed to provide two sureties who have to be civil servants not under stage 9 within the Federal Civil Service.

The choose ordered that the sureties should deposit their passport images on the court docket registry and have to be residents of the FCT.

The 2 count-charge towards the accused individuals learn, “That you just Shitta Waliu Aderibigbe ‘m’, Fanzine Academic Seek the advice of of No. 12 Evans Road, Idiroko, Alongside jede Street, Ikorodu, Lagos state, and Miss Dolapo Afussat Yusuf ‘f’ (at giant), typically in January, 2022 inside the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom did conspired amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit: Giving false data to a Public servant, thereby dedicated an offence punishable beneath Part 97(1) of the Penal Code Act (1990. CAP 532).

“That you just Shitta Wallu Aderibigbe ‘m’, Fanzine Academic Seek the advice of of No. 12 Evans Road, Idiroko, Alongside ijede Street, Ikorodu, Lagos state, and Miss Dolapo Afussat Yusuf ‘f’ (at giant), typically in January, 2022 inside the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom did give False Data to the British Embassy, that one Emmanuel Makinde Opeyemi is married to at least one Dolapo Afussat Yusuf, the knowledge that has threatened the deportation of the stated Emmanuel Makinde Opeyemi again to Nigeria, an act you recognize to be illegal and thereby dedicated an offence punishable beneath part 140 of the Penal Code Act, CAP 98 Legislation of Northern Nigeria.”