Kolawole Fakokunde, a Nigerian national, is facing up to five years’ imprisonment after he was arrested by immigration officers at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York for trying to enter the U.S illegally.
Fakokunde, who had a valid visitor’s visa on him, was arrested after telling a lie that failed to pan out. He had told U.S. authorities he was headed to Philadelphia to attend the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference. Unfortunately for him, the conference, one of the world’s largest law enforcement gatherings, had been over for about two weeks.
Media reports said the Nigerian arrived in the U.S aboard an Arik Airlines flight, claiming to be a prison guard. But, he later told a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer that someone else “helped him complete his visa application,” in which he falsely claimed to be a prison guard travelling to the U.S. to attend IACP.
Based on the information he provided at the time to the U.S. Bureau of Consular Affairs in Lagos, Fakokunde was issued a valid visitor’s visa.
He admitted that he was not employed as a prison guard, that he did not intend to travel to Philadelphia to attend the IACP conference, and that his true purpose for visiting the United States was vacation.
Fakokunde is standing trial in a U.S federal court for “knowingly and willfully” trying to use a U.S. visa obtained through false information
Posted: at 7-11-2013 03:44 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Kechywillz at 7-11-2013 04:16 PM (10 years ago) (m)
the main issue be say u don enter u.s,even their prison make sense pass naija
Onapu ndi iro,ihe ruru oha1.
Posted: at 7-11-2013 04:16 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
i understand the guy mood ,it was confused at of anxiety,first time of seeing foreign police interrogating you,if you not so bold and encouraging you ll never succeed them ,boc they re so smart,ll i pray God see you through .
Posted: at 7-11-2013 08:35 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac