LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – A 39-year-old Pastor, Michael Ogundepo, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, for alleged involvement in visa fraud.
According to a statement on Monday by DSC Aidamenbor Daniel, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), in Akure, the suspect obtained N1.67 million to secure a visa for a woman named Miss Fagbuyiro Ajetomobi-Yemi.
Daniel stated that Ogundepo of No. 15 Ewu Agbo Street, Ikorodu Lagos, held on to the complainant’s money and passport for two months, preventing her from applying for a new visa.
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“The command invited the suspect severally, but he declined the invitation. He claimed to be outside the country and used a fake international number to call the complainant as a disguise.
“So, the suspect was arrested when he was invited to collect the sum of N3,000,000 for a Visa job without him knowing it was a bait.
“However, investigation has revealed that he has duped several other unsuspecting clients,” the NSCDC PRO statement read.
The security agency stated that following the conclusion of the investigation, the suspect would be charged in court for breaching Ondo State’s 2006 Criminal Code Law, Section 419, Cap. 37, Vol. 1.
