EFCC arraigns woman over N31m, $3,600, €1,815 visa fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Modupe Oriyomi Ativie before the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over allegations of visa fraud involving N31.06m, $3,600, and €1,815. Ativie, along with Eudora and Aegle Management Consulting Limited, is charged with obtaining money under false pretences by offering visa-sponsored employment to Canada, which the court found to be false.

The charges were prompted by a petition from Atamuotoru Dikiari Michael, who alleged that he and others lost money to the defendant in different currencies. Ativie pleaded "not guilty," and the court remanded her in EFCC custody, setting a trial date for October 16, 2026.

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