Four Convicted for Forging Over 2,000 Marriage Certificates for Illegal UK Residency
Organized crime group sentenced to a total of 13 years for fraudulent EU Settlement Scheme applications.
- The gang forged Nigerian Customary Marriage Certificates to facilitate illegal residency in the UK.
- Home Office investigation uncovered over 2,000 false documents between March 2019 and May 2023.
- Abraham Onifade and Abayomi Shodipo received the longest sentences of six and five years, respectively.
- Nosimot Gbadamosi and Adekunle Kabir were sentenced to 18 months and nine months, respectively.
- The Home Office emphasized the financial motivations behind the gang's activities and their efforts to secure UK borders.
The Telegraph 
