Tunde Sulaiman 
Four members from a Nigerian gang have been jailed for forging 2,000 marriage certificates which allowed people to live in the UK illegally.
Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi and Adekunle Kabir have been jailed for a total of 13 years after a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court.
The court heard how, between March 2019 and May 2023, the defendants conspired to make fraudulent EU Settlement Scheme applications.
They provided false Nigerian Customary Marriage Certificates and other fraudulent documentation to support the applications of Nigerian nationals in order to remain in the UK.
An investigation led by Home Office Criminal and Financial Investigators, in partnership with Home Office International Operations based in Lagos, uncovered more than 2,000 false marriage documents forged by the gang.
Onifade and Shodipo were both found guilty of conspiracy to facilitate and conspiracy to provide articles used in fraud.
