Three Nigerians who tried to trick their way to a new life in the UK through sham marriage and illegal employment have been jailed.

Henrietta Samugana, 32, Oluwatobi Adegbenro, 36, and his brother Olaseni Adegbenro, 30, were sentenced to 12 months, eight months and 12 months respectively when they appeared in court yesterday.

All three had overstayed their visas, but Samugana had used a fake Dutch ID card in the name of Carina Centeno to fraudulently get employment as a support worker at a care home.

Later investigations found that she had used the false identity to marry Olaseni, and made three requests to the Home Office asking that her husband be granted UK residency – all were refused.

An operation involving police and immigration enforcement officers was launched, and they discovered a fraudulent UK driving license in the name of Oluwatobi Adegbenro at the trio’s flat in Yunus Khan Close, Walthamstow, where all three were living.

Robert Braybrook, from Home Office immigration enforcement, said: “These people treated the UK’s immigration laws with contempt, overstaying their visas and then attempting to use a variety of illegal and fraudulent means to remain in the country and obtain work to which they were not entitled.

“This case sends a clear message that people who ignore immigration law do so at their peril. They will be caught and they will be brought to justice.”

The trio had pleaded guilty to the charges against them at an earlier hearing.

Samugana admitted using a false ID card and fraud, Oluwatobi Adegnbenro and Olaseni Adegbenro both admitted possession of false ID documents with intent and seeking leave to remain in the UK by deception.

Ok

na wa, quite a tangled tale.

however, i think people say they have to do these things because its hard when you dont have papers.

rubish!!! those brothers and sister trying to survive. the topic says 'fraud' as if it was really fraud.
they were all legally employed, the offence was that they have over stayed their visa. abeg change the heading of the post. rubish!!!

Ok....

RICHIE BOI: Three Nigerians who tried to trick their way to a new life in the UK through sham marriage and illegal employment have been jailed.

Henrietta Samugana, 32, Oluwatobi Adegbenro, 36, and his brother Olaseni Adegbenro, 30, were sentenced to 12 months, eight months and 12 months respectively when they appeared in court yesterday.

All three had overstayed their visas, but Samugana had used a fake Dutch ID card in the name of Carina Centeno to fraudulently get employment as a support worker at a care home.

Later investigations found that she had used the false identity to marry Olaseni, and made three requests to the Home Office asking that her husband be granted UK residency – all were refused.

An operation involving police and immigration enforcement officers was launched, and they discovered a fraudulent UK driving license in the name of Oluwatobi Adegbenro at the trio’s flat in Yunus Khan Close, Walthamstow, where all three were living.

Robert Braybrook, from Home Office immigration enforcement, said: “These people treated the UK’s immigration laws with contempt, overstaying their visas and then attempting to use a variety of illegal and fraudulent means to remain in the country and obtain work to which they were not entitled.

“This case sends a clear message that people who ignore immigration law do so at their peril. They will be caught and they will be brought to justice.”

The trio had pleaded guilty to the charges against them at an earlier hearing.

Samugana admitted using a false ID card and fraud, Oluwatobi Adegnbenro and Olaseni Adegbenro both admitted possession of false ID documents with intent and seeking leave to remain in the UK by deception.

991: rubish!!! those brothers and sister trying to survive. the topic says 'fraud' as if it was really fraud.
they were all legally em

ployed, the offence was that they have over stayed their visa. abeg change the heading of the post. rubish!!!

What is your definition of fraud?

If our country was decent will Nigerians flee to places or greener pasture collecting insults here and there
May all these past leaders get their due rewards

991: rubish!!! those brothers and sister trying to survive. the topic says 'fraud' as if it was really fraud.
they were all legally employed, the offence was that they have over stayed their visa. abeg change the heading of the post. rubish!!!

My sentiments. I thought it was bank fraud or the likes instead it was a story of people hustling to better themselves by trying to work albeit illegally. Millions of people are at any one time working illegally the world over.

Our choice of leaders are turning decent Nigerians into something else all in the name of survival. Fraud or no fraud, I still believe if things were better back in Nigeria, these people are likely to be in naija making honest living. I don't rush to blame these people, I blame the system that has failed all of us!

candy: Our choice of leaders are turning decent Nigerians into something else all in the name of survival. Fraud or no fraud, I still believe if things were better back in Nigeria, these people are likely to be in naija making honest living. I don't rush to blame these people, I blame the system that has failed all of us!

Things are not so bad in Nigeria but some people just do not want to stay so they make up a lot of lame excuses.

babyosisi: If our country was decent will Nigerians flee to places or greener pasture collecting insults here and there
May all these past leaders get their due rewards

You don ask the oyibos for we country why them no remain for them papa land to hammer?