Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Ogun State Police Command, have dismantled a human trafficking syndicate of Cameroonian nationals who specializes in luring and kidnapping unsuspecting victims under the guise of processing visas.
The arrest was made following a distress call from a victim (Cameroonian) who had escaped from their hideout in Pakuro area of the Obafemi Owode local government, where she was held hostage.
According to her, she was lured from Cameroon into Nigeria by one Mr Donald under the pretense of processing a Canadian visa for her.
On getting to the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, she and her younger sister were received by the supposed \u201cagency,\u201d and were said to be transported down to Mowe, Ogun State.
Confirming the incident, in the early hours of Friday, the police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, told DAILY POST that upon the information, a tactical team from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit stormed the criminal hideout where one Kengne Maeva was rescued unhurt.
Odutola stated that two male suspects identified as Ndzana Kamga Isidore and Tingue Stephen were also arrested at the scene, while the principal suspect, Donald remains at large.
She said, \u201cOn 4th November 2025, at about 1030hrs, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Eleweran, intercepted a distress call from a Cameroonian national who narrated how she had been deceived from Cameroon into Nigeria on 29th September 2025 by one Donald \u2018M\u2019, a fellow Cameroonian, who promised to process a Canadian visa for her.
\u201cOn 3rd November 2025, the complainant escaped from captivity and alerted the Police, disclosing that more victims who fell for the same ploy were being held in a two-bedroom flat in the Pakuro area of Ogun State.
\u201cFollowing the report, a tactical team from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit stormed the criminal hideout at Mowe, Ogun State, where Kengne Maeva \u2018f\u2019 was rescued unhurt. Two suspects \u2014 Ndzana Kamga Isidore \u2018m\u2019 and Tingue Stephen \u2018m\u2019 were arrested at the scene, while the principal suspect, Donald \u2018M\u2019, remains at large\u201d.
Odutola revealed that the victims\u2019 family members in Cameroon had paid a ransom of 3,600,000 CFA into the Cameroonian bank account of the fleeing suspect.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, has ordered continuous monitoring of similar criminal trends across the state.
Ogunlowo also directed all tactical commanders to engage community stakeholders and Community Development Association (CDA) chairmen, especially in remote areas, to report any suspicious foreign nationals renting apartments to the command\u2019s headquarters.
He reiterated the command\u2019s commitment to safeguarding lives and property, while ensuring that criminal elements find no safe haven within the state.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Ogun State Police Command, have dismantled a human trafficking syndicate of Cameroonian nationals who specializes in luring and kidnapping unsuspecting victims under the guise of processing visas. The arrest was made following a distress call from a victim (Cameroonian) who had escaped from their hideout in Pakuro area of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n