Court Remands Man Over N23.5m Visa Fraud

An alleged offender, Ewulum Felix, has been remanded in prison custody over accusations of defrauding a complainant the sum of N23,500.280 under the pretence of securing him traveling visa to the United Kingdom.

During Felix’s trial arraignment at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja yesterday, the Economic and Finacial Crimes Commission, EFCC, submitted that the complainant, Chidozie Boniface, sought for his services of securing the visa, work permit and sponsorship certificate.

However, after some time, Boniface realized he had not realized any of the documentations been given to him alongside non refund of the money he paid to the suspect.

The EFCC disclosed that the accused, who is facing an 11 count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretences, theft, possession of fraudulent documents and forgery, commited the offence alongside his firm, Slenzy Ventures.

The Commission also added that the defendant possessed various fraudulent documents including a forged Florida driver’s license under the bane ‘Vojtisek Adriena’ which he used in misleading victims.

Following the suspect’s non guilty plea, the prosection prayed the court to set a date for trial and asked that Felix be held in custody until proceedings begin.

However, the defence counsel, Michael Nwigbo, said that a bail application has been submitted and asked the court for a brief adjourned to have it heard.

The Presiding Judge, Mojisola Dada, ordered that the suspect be remanded in correctional facility and adjouned the trial till June 17.