Alleged Visa Scam: Trial Of Travel Agent Stalled

The lack of Justice Ademuyiwa Oyeyipo of the High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting successful Jabi, has stalled the proceeding of the transgression lawsuit brought by the inspector-general of constabulary (IGP) against Shitta Waliu Aderibigbe and a question agency, Fanzine Educational Consult.

The IGP, connected behalf of a United Kingdom-based complainant, Mr Opeyemi Makinde, dragged Aderibigbe and the steadfast earlier the tribunal for allegedly giving mendacious accusation to the British government.

But erstwhile the lawsuit came up connected September 22, 2025, the justice was said to beryllium indisposed and therefore, could not sit.

Following the court’s inability to sit, the lawsuit has been adjourned to November 19, 2025, for a proceeding of a question filed by the IGP.

The IGP had filed a question for a tribunal bid allowing the complainant, Makinde, to attest successful the lawsuit virtually.

Aderibigbe and the steadfast were arraigned connected a two-count charge. They pleaded not blameworthy to them.

They were said to person been engaged successful the visa scam connected January 19, 2023.

In the complaint dated April 9, 2024, Aderibigbe allegedly gave mendacious accusation to the British Embassy that 1 Emmanuel Makinde Opeyemi is joined to 1 Dolapo Afussat Yusuf.

The constabulary stated that the mendacious accusation led to threats of deportation to Emmanuel Makinde Opeyemi to Nigeria.

According to the complaint sheet, the accused knows that the enactment is unlawful and thereby committed an offence punishable nether conception 140 of the Penal Code Act, CAP 98 Law of Northern Nigeria.

After the complaint was work to him, helium pleaded not blameworthy and Justice Oyeyipo granted him bail successful the sum of N1 million.

He was besides asked to nutrient 2 sureties who indispensable beryllium civilian servants and not beneath level 9 successful the civilian service.

According to the judge, the sureties indispensable deposit their passport photographs astatine the court’s registry and indispensable beryllium residents of the FCT.