ICPC ARRAIGNS VISA AGENT OVER ALLEGED FORGERY TO SECURE UK VISA
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a visa agent, Adediwura Adesina Stanley, before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged conspiracy, forgery and the use of false documents to obtain a United Kingdom visa.
Stanley was docked before Justice Ismail Ijelu on a 20-count charge marked ID/27584C/2026, alongside two others said to be at large—Olufemi Samuel Adewunmi and Oluwayemi Oyinkan.
The anti-graft agency alleged that the defendant conspired with the two accomplices to forge documents, including a corporate payslip and a bank statement purportedly issued by United Bank for Africa (UBA).
According to the prosecution, led by Yvonne Williams‑Mbata, alongside Roseline Eze and Oluwayemisi Pereira, the forged documents were allegedly intended to deceive the United Kingdom Visas and Immigration, a division of the UK Home Office, into granting a visa.
Following the prosecution’s request, the court took the defendant’s plea. Stanley, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Counsel to the defendant, Olabampe, subsequently informed the court that a bail application had been filed and served on the prosecution.
The ICPC opposed the application through a counter-affidavit, arguing that the defendant posed a flight risk, noting that he had allegedly absconded in an earlier charge filed against him.
After hearing arguments from both parties, Justice Ijelu granted the defendant bail in the sum of ₦10 million with strict conditions.
The court ordered Stanley to deposit his international passport with the court registry and barred him from travelling outside the country pending the determination of the case.
The matter was subsequently adjourned for the commencement of trial.
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