Two Togolese Nabbed While Attempting To Obtain Nigerian Passports

Two citizens of the Republic of Togo have been arrested in Osogbo by men of the Nigeria Immigration Service , Osun State Command, while attempting to obtain Nigerian passports .

The Togolese, Ametchonwoun Alexandre Adodo and Awoudya Yao Francis, were arrested on the premises of the Osun State Command of the NIS when they appeared for photographic capturing .

The suspects , it was learnt, entered Nigeria without passports and wanted to travel to Kenya to secure jobs with Nigerian passports .

It was also gathered that Ametchonwoun and Awoudya applied for Nigerian passports as Alexandre Adebayo and Francis Adebayo, respectively.

The suspects said they paid N 65 , 000 to one Saheed Ajibola , who was assisting them to obtain the passports .

The Comptroller , NIS , Osun State Command, Mr Adebowale Idowu, said the suspects used fake local government identification documents from Badagry in Lagos State.