The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited, Chukwujindu Nchekwube, over allegations of defrauding 24 victims of about ₦68 million under the pretence of facilitating genuine work visas for overseas employment.
The arrest, carried out by the EFCC’s Enugu Zonal Directorate, also led to the detention of another suspect, Rogers Eruku, who is alleged to have collaborated in the scheme that spanned multiple complaints from aggrieved applicants.
According to the anti-graft agency, the suspects allegedly collected funds from victims between September 2024 and December 2025 with assurances that they would secure authentic work visas to various foreign countries.
However, investigators said the process reportedly ended in deception, as victims were instead allegedly issued forged visa documents and fake offer letters after repeated demands for fulfilment of the agreements.
One of the petitioners, James Ikechukwu, alleged that Nchekwube personally introduced herself as a trusted visa consultant through her company and convinced him of her ability to process work visas for his clients.
He stated that he subsequently engaged her services on behalf of 20 individuals, transferring a total of ₦57.62 million into the company’s accounts for the supposed visa processing.
According to him, despite repeated assurances and delays, the promised visas were never delivered as agreed, and when some documents eventually surfaced, they were discovered to be falsified.
The petitioner further alleged that the development revealed a pattern of deception, claiming that funds entrusted for visa processing were instead diverted, while clients were misled with counterfeit travel documents designed to appear authentic.
The EFCC, in a statement on Monday, added that during interrogation, Nchekwube claimed she had handed over the funds to Eruku, whom she described as the individual responsible for facilitating the visa procurement process, insisting that he was behind the alleged fake offer letters.
In a separate complaint, another petitioner, Oranezi Chinedu, alleged that Eruku independently approached him and his associates in May 2024, offering to secure work visas to Ireland and other countries.
He stated that they collectively paid about ₦10.4 million for the arrangement, only to later receive documents that were also discovered to be forged, raising further concerns about the scope of the alleged fraud.
The EFCC confirmed that investigations are ongoing and added that the suspects would be charged to court upon the conclusion of its inquiries into the matter.