EFCC Arraigns Trio for N23.4 Million Visa Fraud

The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned three individuals: Emmanuel Serah Motunrayo, Awotunde Olugbenga, and Idowu Olugbemi Sunday, before Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan. They face a forty-seven-count charge related to forgery, uttering of documents, and obtaining money by false pretense amounting to N23,404,600.

Specific charges include obtaining N527,000 from Oluwatobi Adeoluwa Iyanda under false pretenses regarding a Canadian visa and flight ticket. The defendants allegedly created and used false documents purportedly issued by the Government of Canada.

They pleaded "not guilty," prompting the prosecution, led by Mohammed Abideen, to request a trial date and remand in a Correctional Centre. Defense counsel Jimoh Wasiu filed bail applications, which the court will hear on August 26, 2026, while the defendants were remanded in Agodi Correctional Centre.