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‘Japa’: EFCC nabs serial visa scammer in Abuja luxury hotel

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested an alleged serial visa scammer who allegedly specialises in duping Nigerians desperate to migrate to Canada, a syndrome popularly referred to in Nigerian parlance as ‘Japa’.

The 32-year-old suspect, Enock Ifeoluwa Ogungbamigbe, was allegedly preying on citizens seeking relocation to the second largest country in the world either for work or to further their education, delivering fake visas and job offers to his victims.




     

     

    Ogungbamigbe, who owns a Garden in Mpape, a suburb of Abuja, was picked up on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Transcorp Hotel, Abuja, by EFCC operatives when he responded to an appointment to procure a visa for a supposed applicant intending to migrate to Canada, unknown to him that it was a bait.

    His arrest followed a petition by a victim who lost N5 million to the suspect as processing fee for visa to Canada.

    The suspect was said to have promised the victim a job upon arrival in Canada. But he allegedly only delivered fake visas to the victims and all efforts to recover the money were futile.

    The EFCC said Ogungbamigbe would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

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