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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a Lagos-based visa agent, Adediwura Adesina Stanley, over alleged involvement in a visa fraud scheme involving forged documents intended to secure entry into the United Kingdom.
Stanley was docked before Justice I. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court on March 11, 2026, on a multi-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery, and the use of falsified documents.
According to the Commission, the defendant allegedly conspired with two others—Olufemi Samuel Adewunmi and Oluwayemi Oyinkan—to fabricate financial documents aimed at deceiving the **United Kingdom Visas and Immigration (UKVI)**.
Prosecutors told the court that the forged materials included a corporate payslip and a bank statement, which were purportedly submitted to support a visa application to the United Kingdom.
The offences, the ICPC said, contravene Sections 516 and 467 of the Criminal Code Act, which deal with conspiracy and forgery, as well as provisions of the ICPC Act 2000 relating to the use of false information and making fraudulent statements to public officials.
when defence counsel informed the court of a “reply” filed against the prosecution’s counter-affidavit opposing bail. However, Justice Ijelu clarified that such a filing is not recognized under the applicable procedural rules in the circumstance.
Despite the prosecution’s insistence that the defendant posed a flight risk and could interfere with witnesses, the court granted Stanley bail in the sum of N10 million with two sureties in like sum
The court imposed stringent conditions, ruling that one of the sureties must be a blood relative resident in Lagos State. Both sureties are required to present evidence of tax payment, verifiable means of livelihood, and confirmed residential addresses.
In addition, they must depose to an affidavit undertaking that the defendant will not leave the country while the case is pending.
Stanley was also ordered to surrender his international passport to the court and is barred from travelling outside Nigeria throughout the duration of the trial.
Justice Ijelu subsequently adjourned the matter to April 1, 2026, for the commencement of trial.
The case underscores growing concerns over visa fraud schemes and the role of document falsification in attempts to bypass international immigration controls.
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