The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a visa agent, Adediwura Adesina Stanley, before the Lagos State High Court over alleged involvement in conspiracy, forgery, and the use of false documents to obtain a United Kingdom visa.
Stanley was brought before Justice I. Ijelu on March 11, 2026, in a case marked ID/27584C/2026.
According to the Commission, the defendant allegedly conspired with two others—Olufemi Samuel Adewunmi and Oluwayemi Oyinkan—to forge financial documents aimed at deceiving the United Kingdom Visas and Immigration (UKVI), a division of the UK Home Office.
Prosecution counsel told the court that the documents in question included a corporate payslip and a United Bank for Africa (UBA) bank statement, allegedly falsified and submitted to support a visa application.
Stanley is facing charges under Sections 516 and 467 of the Criminal Code Act for conspiracy to commit forgery and forgery. He was also charged under Sections 17(1)(c) and 25(1)(a) of the ICPC Act 2000 for knowingly using false documents and making false statements to a public officer.
At the hearing, defence counsel applied for bail, but the prosecution, led by Yvonne Williams-Mbata, opposed the request, arguing that the defendant posed a flight risk and could interfere with witnesses.
A procedural issue also arose when the defence informed the court it had filed a reply to the prosecution’s counter-affidavit. However, Justice Ijelu noted that existing procedural law does not recognise such a filing in the circumstances.
Despite the prosecution’s objections, the court granted the defendant bail in the sum of N10 million with two sureties in like sum.
Justice Ijelu ruled that one of the sureties must be a blood relative of the defendant and resident in Lagos State. Both sureties are required to provide evidence of tax payment, proof of means of livelihood, and verifiable residential addresses.
They are also to depose to an affidavit undertaking that the defendant will not travel outside Nigeria while the case is ongoing.
The court further ordered the defendant to deposit his international passport with the court registry and barred him from travelling abroad pending the conclusion of the trial.
The matter was adjourned to April 1, 2026, for the commencement of trial.
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