See Photos! Four Nigerians Jailed For Arranging SHAM Marriages In The UK

Chioma Nwangwu, left, married her groom in a Birmingham in June 2013 and was jailed for 16 months. Azuha, right

Nigerian Azuha Izegbune, 38, was the mastermind of the visa con which saw fake weddings staged at registry offices in Birmingham, Stoke and Glasgow. The former security guard from Birmingham, West Midlands, was paid to arrange fake weddings between Hungarian and Nigerian nationals so they could remain in the UK.

The weddings were arranged so both brides and grooms could secure European Area Residence Cards according to the Daily Mail. Some of the grooms were flown in to the UK just hours before the fake ceremonies took place.

 Nwanunwanne Eze, left, was jailed for 17 months for her attempted sham marriage in Glasgow - which was raided by investigators. Hellen Adejumo-Dani, right,  was jailed for 22 months

Following a Home Office probe, the scam was exposed and those involved have now been sentenced to a total of nine years in jail at Birmingham Crown Court.

Izegbune is himself married to a Hungarian and has lived legally in the UK since 2009 with dual Nigerian and Hungarian nationality.

The father-of-two was jailed for 31 months after pleading guilty to five counts of conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law.