A 32-year old man, Eddie Ehiane, has been sentenced to a one year in prison by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for conspiracy to fraudulently procure an Indian visa.
In a four-count charge, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claimed that Ehiane and two others – Okwara Chidera Oscar and Kennedy Nwosu – conspired to present forged documents to officials of the Indian High Commission in Lagos.
Ehiane and others were alleged to have agreed to submit a fake Letter of Introduction of a company, Trade Investment Nigeria Limited, to the Visa Consular Officer of the High Commission of India in Nigeria, with the intent of misleading the Indians into issuing an Indian travel visa to Okwara Chidera Oscar sometime in September 2013.
According to the prosecution, the suspects claimed that the letter, dated September 5, 2013, was for a training organised by ACME Machinery Pvt India Limited.
The EFCC also alleged that the convict and other defendants conspired to present a fake Certificate of Incorporation of Trade Investment Ltd and a Higher National Diploma (HND) Certificate of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, for the same purpose.
The EFCC told the court that the offences were contrary to Section 26 (1) (c) and punishable under Section 17 (1) (c) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.
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