Two persons, Adetokunbo Adejayan and Juliet Adebisi, have been arrested by the police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, for pretending to be married in order to secure a United States visa.
The crime was said to have been brought to the notice of the SFU through a petition by the Assistant Regional Security Officer, United States Consulate General.
Police investigation revealed that Adejayan and Adebisi were not husband and wife as claimed.
It was discovered that the false union was arranged by one Segun and his syndicate, which specialise in teaming up US visa lottery winners with non-winners for onward "smuggling" to the US.
A statement by the SFU Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Isintume-Agu, said, "Their method is to merge a visa lottery winner with a non-winner and package both to US.
"In this case, the sum of N1.5m was paid by Adebisi and she was purportedly joined in matrimony with Adejayan, who genuinely won an American Visa lottery. Both suspects have made confessional statements that they are not legally married."
Adeyanju, 35, who teaches in a secondary school in Mafoluku, Oshodi, was said to have won the lottery in May 2012.
His statement to the Police read in part, "It was my brother's friend who played the lottery for me and he was the same person who called to tell me that I had won. He advised me to get a 'wife' before coming to the US. He then introduced me to Segun, assuring me that he (Segun) would help.
"It was Segun that brought Adebisi for the arranged marriage and subsequent interview and visa."
Adebisi paid N1m to Segun in June 2012 to process her visa and another N500,000 for passports, medicals and training.
The Commissioner of Police in charge of SFU, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, said, "It was Segun who booked the appointment for the suspects at the embassy as husband and wife. The fake marriage was arranged last year.
"Investigation is ongoing and effort is on top gear to arrest Segun and his cohorts. The arrested suspects will be charged to court soon."
Although
her mistress, a staff nurse at an undisclosed hospital in Surulere, Mrs
Nkese Iroakazi, reportedly denied the allegation at the police station,
the ailing girl was said to have managed to state that she allegedly
poured kerosene on her before striking a stick of matches to set her on
fire.
The incident, as gathered, occurred last Saturday at 7, Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, after Ita rushed out of the apartment with fire on her, apparently in an attempt to plunge into a gutter. Unfortunately, she reportedly fell before she could get to the gutter.
One of the residents was said to have succeeded in putting out the fire with the aid of a fire extinguisher, before she was rushed to the hospital.
Eyewitness account
A resident who simply identified herself as Morakinyo told Vanguard: “I was just alighting from the bus when I saw people gathered in front of the building. When I got there, I saw Ita whom we all call Eno on the floor. Then, the flame had been put out.
“Two men who attempted to carry her into a car could not because the skin at that time had peeled off. They had to get a slab, placed her on it and rushed her to the hospital. From what I gathered, the girl has spent barely one month in Lagos before the incident.
“She was brought from her village in Akwa Ibom State last month alongside another girl called Happiness. Since then, we have not seen either of them going to school.
“We heard that while Happiness was in the sitting room, there was a cry from Ita in the kitchen and before she (Happiness) knew what was happening, Ita rushed out of the kitchen and straight to the road shouting for help.
“How could someone who has children of her own treat another’s like this? It was even the residents that alerted policemen who came to pick Mrs Iroakazi.”
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The incident, as gathered, occurred last Saturday at 7, Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, after Ita rushed out of the apartment with fire on her, apparently in an attempt to plunge into a gutter. Unfortunately, she reportedly fell before she could get to the gutter.
One of the residents was said to have succeeded in putting out the fire with the aid of a fire extinguisher, before she was rushed to the hospital.
Eyewitness account
A resident who simply identified herself as Morakinyo told Vanguard: “I was just alighting from the bus when I saw people gathered in front of the building. When I got there, I saw Ita whom we all call Eno on the floor. Then, the flame had been put out.
“Two men who attempted to carry her into a car could not because the skin at that time had peeled off. They had to get a slab, placed her on it and rushed her to the hospital. From what I gathered, the girl has spent barely one month in Lagos before the incident.
“She was brought from her village in Akwa Ibom State last month alongside another girl called Happiness. Since then, we have not seen either of them going to school.
“We heard that while Happiness was in the sitting room, there was a cry from Ita in the kitchen and before she (Happiness) knew what was happening, Ita rushed out of the kitchen and straight to the road shouting for help.
“How could someone who has children of her own treat another’s like this? It was even the residents that alerted policemen who came to pick Mrs Iroakazi.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/woman-sets-11-yr-old-maid-ablaze-over-piece-of-meat/#sthash.xd3b3WMF.MHX9wvmc.dpuf
Although
her mistress, a staff nurse at an undisclosed hospital in Surulere, Mrs
Nkese Iroakazi, reportedly denied the allegation at the police station,
the ailing girl was said to have managed to state that she allegedly
poured kerosene on her before striking a stick of matches to set her on
fire.
The incident, as gathered, occurred last Saturday at 7, Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, after Ita rushed out of the apartment with fire on her, apparently in an attempt to plunge into a gutter. Unfortunately, she reportedly fell before she could get to the gutter.
One of the residents was said to have succeeded in putting out the fire with the aid of a fire extinguisher, before she was rushed to the hospital.
Eyewitness account
A resident who simply identified herself as Morakinyo told Vanguard: “I was just alighting from the bus when I saw people gathered in front of the building. When I got there, I saw Ita whom we all call Eno on the floor. Then, the flame had been put out.
“Two men who attempted to carry her into a car could not because the skin at that time had peeled off. They had to get a slab, placed her on it and rushed her to the hospital. From what I gathered, the girl has spent barely one month in Lagos before the incident.
“She was brought from her village in Akwa Ibom State last month alongside another girl called Happiness. Since then, we have not seen either of them going to school.
“We heard that while Happiness was in the sitting room, there was a cry from Ita in the kitchen and before she (Happiness) knew what was happening, Ita rushed out of the kitchen and straight to the road shouting for help.
“How could someone who has children of her own treat another’s like this? It was even the residents that alerted policemen who came to pick Mrs Iroakazi.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/woman-sets-11-yr-old-maid-ablaze-over-piece-of-meat/#sthash.xd3b3WMF.MHX9wvmc.dpuf
The incident, as gathered, occurred last Saturday at 7, Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, after Ita rushed out of the apartment with fire on her, apparently in an attempt to plunge into a gutter. Unfortunately, she reportedly fell before she could get to the gutter.
One of the residents was said to have succeeded in putting out the fire with the aid of a fire extinguisher, before she was rushed to the hospital.
Eyewitness account
A resident who simply identified herself as Morakinyo told Vanguard: “I was just alighting from the bus when I saw people gathered in front of the building. When I got there, I saw Ita whom we all call Eno on the floor. Then, the flame had been put out.
“Two men who attempted to carry her into a car could not because the skin at that time had peeled off. They had to get a slab, placed her on it and rushed her to the hospital. From what I gathered, the girl has spent barely one month in Lagos before the incident.
“She was brought from her village in Akwa Ibom State last month alongside another girl called Happiness. Since then, we have not seen either of them going to school.
“We heard that while Happiness was in the sitting room, there was a cry from Ita in the kitchen and before she (Happiness) knew what was happening, Ita rushed out of the kitchen and straight to the road shouting for help.
“How could someone who has children of her own treat another’s like this? It was even the residents that alerted policemen who came to pick Mrs Iroakazi.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/woman-sets-11-yr-old-maid-ablaze-over-piece-of-meat/#sthash.xd3b3WMF.MHX9wvmc.dpuf
Policemen
at Bode Thomas division of Lagos State command, Tuesday, arrested a
woman who allegedly set her 11-year-old house maid ablaze in Surulere
area of Lagos, for stealing a piece of meat from her pot of soup.
The maid identified as Ita Bassey-Eno who reportedly escaped death by the whiskers, is currently at the Burns and Trauma Centre of the Gbadaga General Hospital, with doctors battling to save her life.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/woman-sets-11-yr-old-maid-ablaze-over-piece-of-meat/#sthash.xd3b3WMF.MHX9wvmc.dpuf
The maid identified as Ita Bassey-Eno who reportedly escaped death by the whiskers, is currently at the Burns and Trauma Centre of the Gbadaga General Hospital, with doctors battling to save her life.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/woman-sets-11-yr-old-maid-ablaze-over-piece-of-meat/#sthash.xd3b3WMF.MHX9wvmc.dpuf
Policemen
at Bode Thomas division of Lagos State command, Tuesday, arrested a
woman who allegedly set her 11-year-old house maid ablaze in Surulere
area of Lagos, for stealing a piece of meat from her pot of soup.
The maid identified as Ita Bassey-Eno who reportedly escaped death by the whiskers, is currently at the Burns and Trauma Centre of the Gbadaga General Hospital, with doctors battling to save her life.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/woman-sets-11-yr-old-maid-ablaze-over-piece-of-meat/#sthash.xd3b3WMF.MHX9wvmc.dpuf
The maid identified as Ita Bassey-Eno who reportedly escaped death by the whiskers, is currently at the Burns and Trauma Centre of the Gbadaga General Hospital, with doctors battling to save her life.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/woman-sets-11-yr-old-maid-ablaze-over-piece-of-meat/#sthash.xd3b3WMF.MHX9wvmc.dpuf
Policemen
at Bode Thomas division of Lagos State command, Tuesday, arrested a
woman who allegedly set her 11-year-old house maid ablaze in Surulere
area of Lagos, for stealing a piece of meat from her pot of soup.
The maid identified as Ita Bassey-Eno who reportedly escaped death by the whiskers, is currently at the Burns and Trauma Centre of the Gbadaga General Hospital, with doctors battling to save her life.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/woman-sets-11-yr-old-maid-ablaze-over-piece-of-meat/#sthash.xd3b3WMF.MHX9wvmc.dpuf
The maid identified as Ita Bassey-Eno who reportedly escaped death by the whiskers, is currently at the Burns and Trauma Centre of the Gbadaga General Hospital, with doctors battling to save her life.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/woman-sets-11-yr-old-maid-ablaze-over-piece-of-meat/#sthash.xd3b3WMF.MHX9wvmc.dpuf
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