EFCC Arrests Travel Agent, Accomplice Over Alleged N68m Visa Fraud
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited, Chukwujindu Goodness Nchekwube, and a suspected accomplice, Rogers Oluwaseyi Eruku, also known as Bakary Rogers Yanni, over an alleged N68,020,000 visa fraud involving 24 victims.
A petitioner, James Ikechukwu, alleged that Nchekwube approached him and introduced herself as a visa consultant capable of helping people procure work visas to their desired countries through her company.
He alleged that between September 2024 and December 2025, he contracted Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited to process work visas for 20 of his clients across various countries and transferred the sum of N57,620,000 into the company’s accounts for the purpose, with a promise that the visas would be delivered within a stipulated period.
“However, after receiving the money, Mrs Nchekwube blatantly refused to deliver the visas to my clients as agreed, rather, she converted the money to her personal use.
After much persistence for her to deliver the work visas, she delivered some visas to some of my clients but to our greatest surprise, it was discovered that the visas and offer letters were forged to make my clients believe that they were genuine,” Ikechukwu alleged.
In the course of investigations, Nchekwube claimed she had transferred the money to Eruku, who had presented himself to her as a reliable person capable of procuring visas to any part of the world, and that the forged visa documents and offer letters were procured by him.
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In a separate allegation, another petitioner, Oranezi David Chinedu, alleged that Eruku, in May 2024, offered to procure work visas to Ireland and other countries for him and three friends, collecting a total of N10,400,000 for the purpose before handing over forged documents to them.
“I was highly disappointed at the criminal act by Bakary Rogers Yanni to have collected money for visa processing purposes only to issue me and my friends fake documents,” Chinedu said.
The EFCC said both suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.