How NSCDC Arrested Nigerian Pastor Over N1.6m Visa Scam
- 39-year-old cleric, Pastor Michael Ogundepo, has been arrested over an alleged N1.6m visa scam, in Akure, Ondo state capital
- Pastor Ogundepo allegedly scammed one Miss Fagbuyiro Ajetomobi Yemi after seizing her passport
- The suspect was later arrested by NSCDC operatives after he refused to honour the corps invitation
Ondo state, Akure - Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), have arrested a 39-year-old cleric, Pastor Michael Ogundepo over an alleged N1.6m visa scam, in Akure, Ondo state capital.
The NSCDC spokesman in the state, Daniel Aidamenbor, who made this known in a statement said allegedly seized Miss Fagbuyiro Ajetomobi Yemi’s passport and converted her 1,670,000 for personal use.
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As reported by Daily Trust, he added that Ogundepo denied the victim the opportunity to apply for another visa.
How NSCDC arrested the pastor
Aidamenbor said the NSCDC operatives arrested the pastor, who had refused to honour their invitation through a bait.
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He said:
“The command invited the suspect severally, but he declined the invitation. He claimed to be outside the country and used a fake international number to call the complainant as a disguise.
“The suspect was arrested, when he was invited to collect the sum of N3,000,000 for a visa job, without him knowing it was a bait,”
He disclosed that the investigation showed that the pastor had duped several other unsuspecting clients.
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Apostle Uchechukwu was arraigned on Tuesday, May 23, before Justice H.O. Eya of an Enugu high court on a seven-count charge of stealing, conspiracy, and obtaining money by false pretence.
Pastor Bags 2-Year imprisonment for stealing N130k
Pastor Friday Okeneji in Iwaro-Oka Akoko of Ondo State has been convicted of stealing by a Magistrates’ Court.
Pastor Okeneji, at the ruling of the Magistrate, bagged two years imprisonment for stealing some chemical substances worth N130,000.
Pastor Okeneji was reported to have committed the crime on Sunday, July 2, 2023, in the metro area of Iwaro-Oka.
Nigerian pastor fakes death, publishes own obituary
A Nigerian pastor based in Ondo state, Paul Oyewole, allegedly faked his own death and published his obituary in a desperate bid to avoid paying N3m he borrowed from a member of his church, Boyede Emmanuel.
Pastor Oyewole who has been dragged to the magistrate's court in Ondo town was said to have posted his obituary on a social media platform after he sent a fake bank alert to his creditor, Emmanuel.
Source: Legit.ng
