Dem sentence di four Nigerians to 13 years for prison because dem produce more than 2,000 fake marriage certificates wey allow Nigerians to stay for UK illegally.
Di Home Office tok say from March 2019 until May last year, di four people — Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, 41 years; Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, 38 years; Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, 31 years; and Adekunle Kabir, 54 years — don make fake applications for Nigerians under di EU Settlement Scheme.
Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, and Adekunle Kabir dem find dem guilty and sentence dem for Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday, according to di foreign news outlet Evening Standard. Di punishment dem give reflect di gravity of di crime, ranging from nine months to six years.
Di gang help Nigerians wey wan stay for UK under di EU Settlement Scheme use fake Nigerian Customary Marriage Certificates and other fraudulent documents.
Over 2,000 fake marriage certificates dem find during di joint investigation wey di Home Office and dia foreign operations, wey get headquarters for Lagos, Nigeria, carry out.
Dem find Onifade and Shodipo guilty of conspiracy to provide materials wey dem go use for fraud and to assist illegal entry into the UK.
Dem find Kabir guilty of possessing identity document with illegal intent, but dem clear am for di charge of obtaining leave to remain through deception. Dem find Gbadamosi guilty of obtaining leave to remain through fraud and deception.
Onifade wey dey live for Gravesend, dem give am six years for prison, while Shodipo wey dey live for Manchester, dem give am five years for di same court on Tuesday.
Gbadamosi wey dey live for Bolton, dem give am 18 months for prison, while Kabir wey dey live for London, dem give am nine months for prison.
Paul Moran, di top immigration officer for di Home Office, celebrate di conviction as big win and warn say dem go prosecute any gang wey dey take advantage of vulnerable people for personal gain. Moran tok say: “Dis group dey very active for dia desire to abuse our borders and dem don rightly face justice.
“Like many gangs wey we dey see, dia only priority na to make money. I dey happy say my team fit intercept dia operation, and I hope say dis conviction go serve as warning to unscrupulous gangs wey dey exploit people wey dey desperate to remain for UK.
“We go continue to work hard to secure our borders and clamp down on di gangs wey dey prey on vulnerable people to make money.”
