Travel agents in court for alleged visa fraud | The Guardian Nigeria News
The Police on Friday arrested two travel agents in Lagos for allegedly obtaining N1, 050, 000 from a woman under false pretenses of securing South African visas for her clients.
The defendants are Yusuf Salami, 44, and Nureni Akerele, 47.
Both are residents of Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State.
They are charged with conspiracy, stealing and obtaining by false pretenses, before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, ASP Evelyn Ehieniua, told the court that the defendants committed the offenses on June 26 at Iyana Ipaja.
The prosecutor said that the defendants obtained