Nigerian fraudster in UK earning £700 a month owns £1million mansion in Lekki

Ovo Mayomi and his wife used an identity and immigration scam to falsely claim £43,000 in benefits
He was jailed for two years in 2010 but investigators then discovered he owned a large luxury house in Nigeria
He also had a £25,000 watch and his wife wore a Rolex watch and drove a Mercedes sports car
Mayomi, 44, has now been ordered to pay almost £1.2million under the Proceeds of Crime Act

A minicab driver who claimed he was earning just £700 a month but was living a luxury of life in his Nigerian mansion, has been ordered to pay almost £1.2million. Ovo Mayomi and his wife Juliet Ubiribo were convicted of fraud in 2010 after using an identity and immigration scam to falsely claim £43,000 in benefits.

Mayomi, 44, claimed he was earning £700 a month and was living in Croydon, south London, while his wife, 32, claimed benefits after telling benefit bosses she was a single mother and a victim of domestic violence.

On Friday last week, Judge Nicholas Ainley ruled that Mayomi must pay £1,197,743.54 by 14 March next year. It is one of the largest confiscation orders carried out by a council. Failure to do so will see him sent to prison for six years, during which time interest will accumulate on his debt, which will remain due following his release.


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