EFCC Arrests Akwa Ibom School Proprietor for Alleged Fake Scholarship and Visa Fraud

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, have apprehended Mrs. Imaobong Okpong, a school owner in Mbierebe, Akwa Ibom State, over alleged involvement in multiple fake foreign scholarship and visa racketeering schemes. According to a statement posted on the EFCC’s official X handle on Friday, Okpong was arrested following a petition by one Dr. Blessing Bassey, who accused her of defrauding her of ₦3 million under the pretext of securing university admission and Canadian study visas for her and her husband. Bassey said the suspect…

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