The Ogun state police command says it has dismantled a notorious syndicate of Cameroonian nationals involved in kidnapping victims on the pretext of visa processing.
The anti-kidnapping unit arrested two suspects during a raid
on their hideout in Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, with the gang
leader at large.
Omolola Odutola, the police spokesperson in Ogun, said the
operation followed a distress call from a Cameroonian woman, Kengne Maeva, who
was lured into Nigeria on September 29, 2025 by a man named Donald.
The police said investigations unravelled that Donald had
promised to process a Canadian visa for Maeva but instead held her and her
younger sister hostage in a two-bedroom flat in Pakuro, Ogun state.
Odutola said Maeva escaped captivity on November 3 and
alerted the police, saying other victims were also being held.
The police subsequently raided the hideout and arrested two
suspects, Ndzana Kamga Isidore and Tingue Stephen.
According to the police, the victims’ families in Cameroon
had paid a ransom of 3.6 million CFA francs into the fleeing suspect’s bank
account.
“Shortly after she arrived at Murtala Mohammed Airport,
Lagos, she was received by the supposed ‘agency’ which provided transportation
from Lagos to Mowe, Ogun state, where she and her younger sister, aged 23
years, were held hostage,” the statement reads.
“On 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.”
Lanre Ogunlowo, Ogun commissioner of police, said he has
ordered heightened surveillance of similar criminal activities across the
state.
He said tactical commanders have been instructed to
collaborate with community leaders, especially in remote areas, to report
suspicious foreign nationals renting properties directly to the police.
The command said it is committed to protecting lives and
property, warning that criminal elements will find no refuge in the state.
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