Omoleye Famuyiwa Joseph, an imaginary name, has been changed to Olayewa Olakunle Ajaleye during an undercover investigation at the High Court, Maitama, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and High Court of Justice in Nasarawa State by The Quest Times.

The investigation reveals a rampant lack of due diligence, open corruption and the indiscriminate issuance of the important document in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.

In this undercover investigation, The Quest Times also revealed how one can change his identity for a paltry sum of N1500 in 30 minutes. This perhaps explains why identity theft and impersonation are common crimes in Nigeria.

Given how easy it is to obtain change of name affidavits from Nigerian courts without diligent checks by Judiciary staff, the Quest Times Correspondents on Friday went undercover by visiting the High Courts in the two locations to investigate the porous process of acquiring a change of name affidavit.