Man Faces EFCC Charges for Alleged Visa Fraud Worth N23.5m

Ewulum Chimeze Felix has been arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Mojisola Dada, a Justice of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, on 11 charges that include fraud, theft, possession of fraudulent documents, and forgery.

Chimeze, who is said to have functioned under the alias “Slenzy Ventures,” faces accusations of deceiving an unsuspecting individual into giving him more than ₦23.5 million by pretending to help him obtain a UK visa, work permit, and sponsorship certificate.

The EFCC reported that in 2024, Chimeze allegedly contacted the complainant, Nnochiri Boniface, with a promise to help him travel overseas.

Allegedly trusting the assertions, Boniface paid Chimeze ₦18,038,000 to handle the travel documents.

The EFCC, however, stated that Chimeze did not fulfill the promise and became inaccessible thereafter.

One of the charges states: “Ewulum Chimeze Felix (trading as Slenzy Ventures), at some point in 2024 in Lagos and within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, intended to defraud Nnochiri Chiedozie Boniface by falsely claiming that ₦18,038,000.00 (Eighteen Million, Thirty-Eight Thousand Naira only) was needed to obtain a United Kingdom visa and work permit, despite knowing this representation was false.”
Another charge disclosed that on March 10, 2025, Chimeze was purportedly found with multiple fraudulent documents, including a counterfeit Florida driver’s license in the name of “Vojtisek Adriena,” which he allegedly used to mislead unsuspecting people.

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Chimeze entered a not guilty plea when the charges were presented to him in court on Tuesday.

Prosecution counsel M. B. Isha subsequently applied for a trial date and requested that the defendant be held at a Correctional Centre until the trial began.

Michael Nwigbo, the defence counsel, informed the court about a pending bail application and requested a brief adjournment to allow for its hearing.

Dada postponed the trial of the case to June 17, 2025, and ordered that the defendant be held in a Correctional Centre until then.

The EFCC reaffirmed its dedication to seeking justice and cautioned the public to be cautious of people providing dubious visa procurement services.