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.
But fraud investigators found
Mayomi and his wife were actually living in a large luxurious house in
Lekki near the Nigerian capital Lagos worth more than £1million complete
with chandeliers and £89,000 worth of sound equipment. He also had a
£25,000 watch. His wife wore a Rolex watch and drove a Mercedes Sport
Coupi.
Now a judge has ordered Mayomi to pay £1,197,743.54 in a
confiscation order under the Proceeds Of Crime Act, or go to prison for
six years.
As well as two money-transferring businesses and bank
accounts, investigators also discovered Mayomi owned a fish farm in the
country.
Take a look at photos of the mansion below:
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