The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, arraigned one Ewulum Chimeze Felix before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, forgery amounting to N23,500,280 (Twenty-Three Million, Five Hundred Naira Two Hundred and Eighty Kobo).
Chimeze allegedly assured the petitioner that he could assist in securing a United Kingdom visa, work permit, and certificate of sponsorship for travel abroad.
However, he reportedly failed to fulfill his promise after collecting the funds.
One of the charges reads: “EWULUM CHIMEZE FELIX (Trading Under the name and style of Slenzy Ventures), sometime in 2024 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N18,038,000.00 (Eighteen million Thirty-eight Thousand Naira only) from Nnochiri Chiedozie Boniface by falsely representing that the money was for procuring the United Kingdom visa and work permit, a representation you knew to be false.”
Another count states: “That you, Ewulun Chimeze Felix, on or about 10th March, 2025 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, had in your possession several fraudulent documents, one of which is a forged Florida Driver’s licence with the name ‘VOJTISEK ADRIENA’, which you presented to unsuspecting victims, a representation you knew to be false.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges when they were read to him.
Following his plea, the prosecution counsel, M. B. Isha, requested a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendant in a Correctional Centre pending the commencement of trial.
