PSFU-Lagos Arraigns USA Visa Racketeer for Forging United Nations Invitation Letters & Other Documents CP-PSFU Advises Visa Applicants Against Patronising Document Vendors
Operatives of Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) attached to the Diplomatic Section have arrested and arraigned one Abioye Abolaji, male; on an Eleven-Count Charge bordering on alleged Forgery, Obtaining Money by False Pretence, False Representation, and Stealing.
The arrest of the suspect was in furtherance to a petition from the Diplomatic Security Services (DSS) Regional Security office at the United States Consulate General (USCG), Lagos; which requested a discrete investigation into forged documents submitted by certain C-2 Visa applicants to the Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Unit of USCG. C-2 Visa is a NIV category reserved for participants at United Nations (UN) Conference/Events.
Conferences, namely, 67th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women and UN 2023 Water Conference scheduled to take place in New York between 22nd-24th March, 2023; revealed that most of the applicants are not qualified for the Visa classification they applied for because the applicants provided forged UN Invitation Letters.
The applicants, who claimed to be employees of Osun & Sons Agricultural Venture, Ray D. Exclusive Electrical Contractor, or ACE Technoresources Integrated Services; planned to attend UN Water Conference as a representative or nominee of these organisations but investigation revealed that none of the organisation is in consultative status with the UN and that the employment of most of the applicants had no bearing to either of the referenced UN Conferences.
Further information elicited during Police interview of the Visa applicants led to the arrest of one Mr Abioye Abolaji, who is the arrowhead of a notorious syndicate that specialises in Visa Fraud.
Consequently, the Commissioner of Police, Police Special Fraud Unit, CP Adepoju Ilori; advised prospective Visa Applicants to desist from patronising Document Vendors/Visa Racketeers for the processing of category B-1 and B-2 Visas or any other travel documents.
The CP further encouraged applicants to research the procedure/requirements of Visa for their intended country of destination or to approach the Diplomatic Section of PSFU for guidance in order not to fall victim of Visa Racketeers.
The Unit is currently on the trail of other members of the syndicate.
E-SIGNED
SP EYITAYO JOHNSON
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
POLICE SPECIAL FRAUD UNIT,
IKOYI-LAGOS.