Court sentenced four Nigerians for forging over 2,000 marriage certificates in the UK
Written by Noble People Crew on 28 August 2024
Four Nigerians were found guilty and sentenced by a Woolwich Crown Court in London for fabricating more than 2,000 marriage certificates to illegitimately assist those who were in dire need of staying in the country.
After the court’s decision on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, UK Home Office Chief Immigration Officer Paul Moran characterized the development as an abuse of people’s desperation.
The ruling was made against Adekunle Kabir (54), Nosimot Gbadamosi (31), Abayomi Shodipo (38), and Abraham Onifade (41).
The defendants were accused by the Home Office of belonging to an organized criminal ring that fraudulently applied for Nigerians to be placed under the EU Settlement Scheme.
To help applicants stay in the nation, the defendants used false Nigerian customary marriage certificates and other fraudulent papers to carry out this scheme.
According to investigations, they operated this business from March to May 2019.
The court found Onifade and Shodipo guilty of conspiring to furnish articles used in fraud while facilitating illegal entrance into the UK after the UK prosecution concluded its case. They received prison terms of six and five years, respectively.
Gbadamosi received a six-year prison sentence for deceit and fraud by false representation, while Kabir received a six-month sentence for having an identification paper with the intent to deceive.
In response to the conviction, Paul Moran, the Chief Immigration Officer at the Home Office, stated that the organization was extremely widespread in their aim to misuse UK borders and that they had been duly brought to justice.