- CEO, Alleged Visa Agent in EFCC Custody Over N68m Overseas Job Scam
- The investigation was triggered by a petition filed by one James Ikechukwu
- Chinedu alleged that despite collecting the money, Eruku later issued forged travel documents
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited, Chukwujindu Nchekwube, alongside another suspect, Rogers Eruku, also known as Bakary Rogers Yanni, over an alleged N68.02 million visa fraud involving 24 victims.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the suspects were apprehended by operatives of the EFCC’s Enugu Zonal Directorate following petitions alleging that they collected huge sums of money from unsuspecting victims under the guise of securing overseas work visas.
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The anti-graft agency disclosed the development in a statement shared on its official X handle on Monday.
According to the commission, the investigation was triggered by a petition filed by one James Ikechukwu, who alleged that he was introduced to Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited by its Chief Executive Officer, Nchekwube, who presented herself as a visa consultant.
Ikechukwu claimed that between September 2024 and December 2025, he contracted the company to process work visas for 20 clients and paid a total sum of N57.62 million into its accounts.
He alleged that after receiving the money, the company failed to deliver the visas as agreed and instead diverted the funds for personal use.
“After much persistence for her to deliver the work visas, she delivered some visas to some of my clients, but to our greatest surprise, it was discovered that the visas and offer letters were forged to make my clients believe that they were genuine,” the petitioner alleged.
The EFCC said that during interrogation, Nchekwube claimed she transferred the funds to Eruku, whom she accused of posing as someone capable of procuring work visas to any destination worldwide.
She further alleged that the forged visas and employment offer letters originated from him.
In another petition, a second complainant, Oranezi David Chinedu, accused Eruku of collecting N10.4 million in May 2024 with a promise to secure work visas for him and three friends to Ireland and other countries.
Chinedu alleged that despite collecting the money, Eruku later issued forged travel documents.
“I was highly disappointed at the criminal act by Bakary Rogers Yanni to have collected money for visa processing purposes only to issue me and my friends fake documents,” he said.
The EFCC stated that investigations are ongoing and assured that the suspects would be charged to court upon completion of inquiries.Headline Options
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