By Chiemelie Ezeobi
The Special Fraud Unit (SFU), has arrested three suspects for conspiracy, forgery and obtaining money under false pretences upon receiving a petition from the deputy consular-general/head of visa operations, Italian Embassy
The suspects who were identified as Michael Adeoye,
Ody Chidebe and Moradeyo Olalekan, were travel agents who allegedly specialise in procuring fake health insurance certificate, visa and other vital travel documents for prospective travelers.
The embassy said they were alarmed as Nigerians armed with the fake health insurance certificate, apply for visa at the Italian Embassy.
SFU Public Relations Officer, ASP Ngozi Isintume-Agu, said in the course of investigation, Adeoye, who works at Nuyork Network Services at Mini Shop 2, TBS Lagos, was fingered as the kingpin.
She said the mastermind usually carried out the fraudulent practice using Elvia Health Insurance Company based in Denmark and Asa Health Insurance Company based in Germany.
She said, "During interrogation, he confessed that he found the health insurance companies online and had been defrauding the companies by booking health insurance certificates for travelers without paying any money to the companies.
"The cost for procuring the certificate is 17Euro but they charge 47Euro which according to them is equivalent to N10,000 and this fraud has been going on since 2012."
The PRO said some documents were recovered in his office including international passports which according to him belonged to different people for booking of appointments or payment of visa fees in banks.
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