The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission
(ICPC) has seized 372 international passports recovered from several persons
and agents.
The Commission has asked the owners of the recovered passports to come to
its headquarters in Abuja this week along with proof of ownership and the
travel documents supporting their visa applications to respective embassies to
collect their passports.
The recovery is part of an ongoing clampdown on fake documentation in the
acquisition of visas, and last year the ICPC arrested 18 suspects in Abuja and
Lagos who were allegedly involved in the production of fake visa and travel
documents.
The Commission has made several arrests after receiving an increasing
number of petitions from students applying to study abroad and patients seeking
medical care in India who were duped by some agents.
Travelers have been advised to use authentic documents and only deal with
registered travel agents.
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