Pastor Michael Ogundepo, 39, has been detained by the Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly engaging in a visa scam.
The suspect allegedly obtained N1.67 million to secure a visa for a woman named Miss Fagbuyiro Ajetomobi-Yemi, according to a statement made on Monday in Akure by the Command’s public relations officer, DSC Aidamenbor Daniel.
Daniel stated that the complainant’s passport and the money were both impounded by Ogundepo of No. 15 Ewu Agbo Street, Ikorodu Lagos, for two months, preventing her from reapplying for a visa.
“The suspect was invited by the leadership multiple times, but he turned them down. He pretended to be abroad and pretended to be calling the complainant from an international number.So, without his realising it was a ruse, the suspect was persuaded to collect N3,000,000 for a job on a visa and was then detained.
However, an investigation has shown that he has deceived a number of other innocent clients, according to the NSCDC PRO.
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After the inquiry was over, according to Daniel, the suspect will be charged in court.
He claims that the pastor’s actions are sanctioned by Section 419 of Ondo State’s 2006 Criminal Code Law, Cap. 37, Vol. 1.
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