- Woman Convicted for Forging NAFDAC Employment Papers for UK Visa
- Investigations linked the syndicate to at least 16 visa applications and revealed that it specialised in facilitating travel to the United Kingdom using falsified documents
- Justice Dada sentenced the defendant to one year imprisonment, with an option of a ₦500,000 fine payable within seven days
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has secured the conviction of Remilekun Temitope Balogun-Okedeyi for forging employment documents of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to support a fraudulent visa application.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Commission said the conviction followed investigations into a visa fraud scheme in which the defendant falsely claimed to be a staff member of NAFDAC.
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She was found to have used forged employment and promotion letters, an identity card, and an introduction letter purportedly issued by the agency.
The case, filed as FRN v. Remilekun Temitope Balogun-Okedeyi, stemmed from a petition by the British Deputy High Commission, which uncovered a visa racketeering syndicate allegedly led by Olusegun Ojo Adigun.
According to the ICPC, investigations linked the syndicate to at least 16 visa applications and revealed that it specialised in facilitating travel to the United Kingdom using falsified documents.
“At the centre of the case was the defendant’s deliberate misrepresentation of her employment status,” the Commission said, noting that findings confirmed she was never employed by NAFDAC.
Further investigations also showed that the defendant submitted a falsified bank statement allegedly issued by Chanelle Microfinance Bank between January and July 2025. However, authorities established that she did not operate any account with the bank.
Following the investigation, she was arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on forgery and providing false information under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
The case was heard before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court.
During proceedings, the defendant entered into a plea bargain agreement through her counsel, Grace Adenubi, after which the charges were reduced to a one-count offence to which she pleaded guilty.
The prosecution team, led by Yvonne William-Mbata, alongside Roseline Eze and Oluwayemisi Pereira, presented evidence through an investigator, Onyemauchechukwu Ezike, who tendered documentary exhibits before the court.
In her judgment, Justice Dada sentenced the defendant to one year imprisonment, with an option of a ₦500,000 fine payable within seven days.
The court also ordered her to undertake two days of community service and sign a bond of good behaviour to be recorded in the Lagos State Judiciary database.
The ICPC said the conviction underscores its commitment to tackling document falsification and the impersonation of government institutions for fraudulent purposes.
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