Police arrest Agents for cloning US visa payment slips

The police have arrested two suspects for allegedly cloning payment slips for United States visa application fees to do multiple online registrations for intending visitors to the country.

The suspects, Sesan Awolola, 31, and 28-year-old Adebayo Ajasa, were also accused of procuring fake visas.

They were apprehended in the Tinubu area, Lagos Island, by operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit.

It was learnt that they usually collected N60,000 each from applicants under false pretences of paying same at banks.

The police said the suspects explored computer software applications to manipulate genuine visa payment slips issued by the banks and used the forged copies to register for several clients.

It was learnt that the US Embassy noticed the irregularities and alerted the SFU, leading to the duo’s arrest.

The spokesperson for the SFU, ASP Lawal Audu, who paraded the suspects on Thursday, said the police had launched a manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang.