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Speaker 1: Court in United Kingdom UK has sent four Nigerian nationals

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to thirteen years imprisonment for establishing a frend Nigeria customary

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court where they issued over two thousand front marriage certificates

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to people to facilitate immigration processes in the United Kingdom.

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The Village Crown Court passed the sentences during the week

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after the four Nigerians were found guilty over their involvement

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in the operation of issuing a large scale front marriage

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certificates to facilitate illegal immigration in the United Kingdom. Abraham

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All a day honor ativ only Furday, A BioMA added

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so Ye showed depot not sewhat magicilm by the Mossi

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and A Decollekavill were found guilty of conspiracy to facilitate

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illegal entry into the UK and providing false documentation. There

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were sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in London. An investigation

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by the Home Office and LEGOS authorities revealed that the

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group had created false Nigerian customary marriage certificates and other

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documents to support fraudulent EU Settlements scheme applications between twenty

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nineteen and twenty twenty three. According to local media reports,

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Home offense. Chief Immigration Officer Paul Waran held the convictions

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as a warning to gud’s exploiting vulnerable individuals for financial gain.

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He emphasized the agency’s commitment to securing borders and combatant

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immigration fraud. According to a UK news platform evening standard,

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abraham are a day or over to be on a

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fur day forty one. A Bayary added so ye show

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depot thirty eight not sewhat Mojislavadamosi thirty one and adecolleka

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b fifty four Male fraudulent EU Settlements scheme applications for

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Nigerian nationals between March twenty nineteen and May last year.

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The Home Office said the organized crime group provided for

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his Nigerian customary marriage certificates and other fraudulent documentation to

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support the applications of the nationals to help them remain

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in the country. A Whole Office investigations, both domestically and

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with its international operations based in Legos, Nigeria, on convert

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more than two thousand false marriage documents. Onlyfaday and Chodepol

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were both found guilty of conspiracy to facilitate illegal entry

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into the UK and conspiracy to provide articles used in fraud.

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Following a trial at Woolwich Crown Court, the Home Office

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said Badamosi was convicted of obtaining live to remain by

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deception and fraud by false representation, while Convine was found

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guilty of possession of an identity document with improper intention

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but was cleared of obtaining live to remain by deception.

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Only Faday from Gravesend was sentenced to six years imprisonment

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and Chodepop from Manchester was jailed for five years. At

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the same court on Tuesday, Badamossie from Bolting was sent

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to eighteen months imprisonment, while Cabbing from London was jailed

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for nine months. Whole Office Chief Immigration Officer Paul Moran

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said this group was absolutely prolific in their desire to

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abuse our borders and have rightly been brought to justice.

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As with many gangs we encounter, their sole priority was

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financial gain. I am delighted that my team was able

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to intercept their operation and I hope these convictions will

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serve as a warning to unscrupulous gangs who exploit people’s

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desperation to remain in the UK. We will continue to

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work tirelessly to secure our borders and plump down on

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the gangs who prey on vulnerable people to make money.

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Sas one Holaday Queen Day, you bring me in a

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mortgage is way