Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited, Chukwujindu Goodness Nchekwube, and an alleged accomplice, Rogers Oluwaseyi Eruku, also known as Bakary Rogers Yanni, over an alleged N68.02 million visa fraud.
According to an official signed statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, the suspects are being investigated for allegedly defrauding 24 victims under the guise of processing work visas to various foreign countries.
The Commission disclosed that one of the petitioners, James Ikechukwu, alleged that Nchekwube presented herself as a visa consultant capable of facilitating work visas through her company, Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited.
According to the petition, between September 2024 and December 2025, Ikechukwu engaged the company to process work visas for 20 clients and paid a total of N57.62 million into the company’s accounts with the expectation that the visas would be delivered within an agreed timeframe.
However, the petitioner alleged that after receiving the funds, Nchekwube failed to provide the promised visas and instead diverted the money for personal use. He further claimed that some visa documents and offer letters later provided to clients were discovered to be forged.
During investigations, Nchekwube reportedly told EFCC operatives that she handed over the funds to Eruku, whom she described as a trusted individual capable of procuring visas to destinations across the world. She also alleged that the forged visas and offer letters originated from him.
In a related development, another petitioner, Oranezi David Chinedu, accused Eruku of collecting N10.4 million from him and three friends in May 2024 under the pretext of securing work visas to Ireland and other countries.
Chinedu alleged that after receiving the money, Eruku issued forged travel documents instead of genuine visas.
“I was highly disappointed at the criminal act by Bakary Rogers Yanni to have collected money for visa processing purposes only to issue me and my friends fake documents,” the petitioner stated.
The EFCC said investigations into the matter are ongoing and assured that the suspects would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
