American Embassy Slams Nigerian Man with A Life Ban

Julius Olawale Oluwagbenro, 46, was slammed with a life ban by
the American Embassy for allegedly posing as an engineer, among
other lies in order to get American Visa

According to the suspect, Tuesday was his fourth attempt to get
the American Visa. He had thrice been rejected, but this fourth
time got him a life ban.

He was alleged to have told the Embassy that he attended
University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, where he studied Electrical
Electronics. He was also accused of claiming to have once worked
with Procter and Gamble.

Police said that another lie that Oluwagbenro told was that he
was going to the US for burial of his uncle, who died of cancer in
New York.

He then lied that he was presently working with Unilever as an
engineer, with a monthly salary of N657,000. Recovered from him are
some documents believed to be fake.

One of the documents is a police letterhead, stating that
Oluwagbenro had a damaged passport and that the Embassy should,
“kindly render any assistance he may require”.

Another document is a First Bank statement, showing that
Oluwagbenro had N6.2 million in his account. The item which,
however, nailed Oluwagbenro was the phone number of the contact
person he was supposed to meet in America.

The Embassy discovered that the phone number of the contact
person had been used for over 190 applicants. While Oluwagbenro’s
documents showed that the contact person lives in Brooklyn, New
York, the owner of the number lives in Chicago.

In an interview, Oluwagbenro said: “The truth is that I wasn’t
the person that filled my visa form. My agent did. I was not even
aware of most of the information he filled on the form. I sell cars
in Ibadan.”

Julius Olawale Oluwagbenro, 46, was slammed with a life ban by
the American Embassy for allegedly posing as an engineer, among
other lies in order to get American Visa

According to the suspect, Tuesday was his fourth attempt to get
the American Visa. He had thrice been rejected, but this fourth
time got him a life ban.

He was alleged to have told the Embassy that he attended
University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, where he studied Electrical
Electronics. He was also accused of claiming to have once worked
with Procter and Gamble.

Police said that another lie that Oluwagbenro told was that he
was going to the US for burial of his uncle, who died of cancer in
New York.

He then lied that he was presently working with Unilever as an
engineer, with a monthly salary of N657,000. Recovered from him are
some documents believed to be fake.

One of the documents is a police letterhead, stating that
Oluwagbenro had a damaged passport and that the Embassy should,
“kindly render any assistance he may require”.

Another document is a First Bank statement, showing that
Oluwagbenro had N6.2 million in his account. The item which,
however, nailed Oluwagbenro was the phone number of the contact
person he was supposed to meet in America.

The Embassy discovered that the phone number of the contact
person had been used for over 190 applicants. While Oluwagbenro’s
documents showed that the contact person lives in Brooklyn, New
York, the owner of the number lives in Chicago.

In an interview, Oluwagbenro said: “The truth is that I wasn’t
the person that filled my visa form. My agent did. I was not even
aware of most of the information he filled on the form. I sell cars
in Ibadan.”