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UKBA officers sacked after ILR bribery scam

Post by jager » Mon May 02, 2011 12:54 pm

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... ribes.html

Civil servants at the UK Border Agency are accused of opening the door to dozens of Nigerians whose visa applications would otherwise be refused.

It is said they gave them "indefinite leave to remain" in this country, which allows immigrants to work here and eventually acquire British citizenship.

Yesterday, the Home Office said two of its officials had been sacked over the alleged racket.

They face trial for misconduct in a public office.

The officials charged over the "bribes for visas" scam are Samuel Shoyeju, an agency entry clearance officer whose job was to vet applicants for UK visas, and Violet Savizon, an immigration officer.

Legal sources said both defendants denied the charges.

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Re: UKBA officers sacked after ILR bribery scam

Post by mochyn » Tue May 03, 2011 8:02 am

jager wrote:http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... ribes.html

Civil servants at the UK Border Agency are accused of opening the door to dozens of Nigerians whose visa applications would otherwise be refused.

It is said they gave them "indefinite leave to remain" in this country, which allows immigrants to work here and eventually acquire British citizenship.

Yesterday, the Home Office said two of its officials had been sacked over the alleged racket.

They face trial for misconduct in a public office.

The officials charged over the "bribes for visas" scam are Samuel Shoyeju, an agency entry clearance officer whose job was to vet applicants for UK visas, and Violet Savizon, an immigration officer.

Legal sources said both defendants denied the charges.
Even refusing Nigerians at a rate of 126 per day doesn't deter them.The question they ask when getting a refusal is ''When can I apply again''
For most Nigerians it is a game

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Post by HRY2005 » Tue May 03, 2011 12:38 pm

IMO your response to that post doesn't make sense. If all you can do is put all Nigerians in one basket by saying "to most Nigerians, it's a game". Are Nigerians the most ethnic minorities or migrant in the UK?

Is one thing to respond to a post based on the information given, it's another to post or respond to a post with a very biased mind. Many people would comment and condemn the act of corrupt officials vested with authority of a public office but you have chosen to debate issues that hasn't got any relevance and put all Nigerians in one basket.

There are 150 million people living in Nigeria, what percentage of that are in the UK, or applying to come to the UK that gives you the right to say "most Nigerians" ?
Live and let live

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Post by Brown212 » Tue May 03, 2011 6:15 pm

HRY2005 wrote:IMO your response to that post doesn't make sense. If all you can do is put all Nigerians in one basket by saying "to most Nigerians, it's a game". Are Nigerians the most ethnic minorities or migrant in the UK?

Is one thing to respond to a post based on the information given, it's another to post or respond to a post with a very biased mind. Many people would comment and condemn the act of corrupt officials vested with authority of a public office but you have chosen to debate issues that hasn't got any relevance and put all Nigerians in one basket.

There are 150 million people living in Nigeria, what percentage of that are in the UK, or applying to come to the UK that gives you the right to say "most Nigerians" ?
you dont need to wast your precious time responding to mochyn or what is he called,he is one of the nuisance in this forum, just take a look at all his/her previous post on this forum then you will understand what i'm saying.

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Post by mochyn » Wed May 04, 2011 3:19 pm

HRY2005 wrote:IMO your response to that post doesn't make sense. If all you can do is put all Nigerians in one basket by saying "to most Nigerians, it's a game". Are Nigerians the most ethnic minorities or migrant in the UK?

Is one thing to respond to a post based on the information given, it's another to post or respond to a post with a very biased mind. Many people would comment and condemn the act of corrupt officials vested with authority of a public office but you have chosen to debate issues that hasn't got any relevance and put all Nigerians in one basket.

There are 150 million people living in Nigeria, what percentage of that are in the UK, or applying to come to the UK that gives you the right to say "most Nigerians" ?
Having watched the UK border force showing how it operates in Lagos, it was the only embassy where you could pick up forged documentation outside the embassy.Staff had to take circuitous routes to the embassy for fear of being shot or kidnapped

http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2007/12 ... s-corrupt/

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Post by thebionicredneck2003 » Wed May 04, 2011 7:33 pm

For the moderators,
I believe when people like mochyn make uneducated comments that prove ignorance, and slag other nationalities or countries like some of the ones made above, you should do something about it.


Thank you

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Post by Brown212 » Wed May 04, 2011 7:54 pm

thebionicredneck2003 wrote:For the moderators,
I believe when people like mochyn make uneducated comments that prove ignorance, and slag other nationalities or countries like some of the ones made above, you should do something about it.


Thank you
Mochyn is a nuisance in this forum and also a saddest, you need to go through all his/her post, he has never made any positive comment. :twisted:

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Post by rizwan567 » Thu May 05, 2011 9:38 am

Brown, the bionicredneck and HRY... besides you condoling remarks of 'mochyn' I will be more interested in reading your comments with regards to original post and especially about the last 3 paragraphs of original article.

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Post by thebionicredneck2003 » Fri May 06, 2011 6:06 am

Even refusing Nigerians at a rate of 126 per day doesn't deter them.The question they ask when getting a refusal is ''When can I apply again''
For most Nigerians it is a game
Rizwan, what is the correlation between the last three paragraphs in that article and the point highlighted above by mochyn about being a game. Generalisation is the bane of society and applications are treated and approved on their own merit.

I have heard of some asian countries where visa refusals rates are as high as 50% and I am not here to slag them and say it is a game to them. I have also heard that in some countries they more or less stopped issuing visas at one point to people from there and I am not slagging them either. Criticise the person who did something wrong and not the entire people in the country. It is just common sense.

This forum is for advice and not to slag other people or nationalities.

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