The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Remilekun Temitope Balogun-Okedeyi for forging employment documents of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to support a fraudulent visa application.
The Commission said the conviction followed investigations into a visa fraud scheme in which the defendant falsely presented herself as a NAFDAC employee, using forged employment and promotion letters, an identity card, and an introduction letter allegedly issued by the agency.
The case, filed as Charge No. ID/27346C/2025 (FRN v. Remilekun Temitope Balogun-Okedeyi), stemmed from a petition by the British Deputy High Commission, which uncovered a visa racketeering syndicate allegedly led by Olusegun Ojo Adigun.
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Further investigations revealed that the syndicate was linked to at least 16 visa applications and specialised in facilitating travel to the United Kingdom using falsified supporting documents.
“At the centre of the case was the defendant’s deliberate misrepresentation of her employment status,” the Commission stated.
ICPC further confirmed that Balogun-Okedeyi was never employed by NAFDAC, rendering all documents attributed to the agency false and misleading.
In addition to the forged NAFDAC papers, she also submitted a falsified bank statement allegedly issued by Chanelle Microfinance Bank covering January to July 2025. Investigations later established that she had no account with the bank.
Following the investigation, she was initially arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on forgery and providing false information under Sections 13 and 17 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
The case was heard before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court, where the defendant, through her counsel, entered into a plea bargain agreement with the ICPC.
The charge was subsequently amended to a one-count information, to which she pleaded guilty.
During trial, the prosecution team presented documentary evidence through investigator Onyemauchechukwu Ezike.
In her judgment, Justice Dada sentenced the defendant to one year imprisonment, with an option of a ₦500,000 fine payable to the Federal Government within seven days.
The court also ordered two days of community service to be served outside the court premises and directed her to enter a bond of good behaviour to be recorded in the Lagos State Judiciary database.
The ICPC said the conviction underscores its commitment to tackling document forgery and the impersonation of government institutions for fraudulent purposes.