A UK based Nigerian lady, Olusola Owoeye has been jailed for two years in the UK for falsely claiming over £114,000 after saying she was homeless while renting out her own house.
According to reports, the 49-year-old mother of three,relocated to UK from Nigeria in 2002, bought her own home before claiming she had been made homeless and was then given a flat by her local council
Charging tenants up to £820 a month, she rented out her original property, which she had purchased with a fraudulent mortgage.
Owoeye is thought to be the first person in London to be convicted of fraud after receiving payments while under ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF) immigration status. .
She pocketed more than £114,000 over five years. She may no have to sell her home to pay back money to Bexley Council in south-east London. .
while sentencing her, Judge Jonathan Mann QC, told her: ‘There is only one reason you did what you did and this is because you are greedy. For you, this was money for nothing.’
