Police foil travel fraud, rescue nine foreign nationals in Ogun

Metro Police foil travel fraud, rescue nine foreign nationals in Ogun Published on April 7, 2026 By Gift Oba googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Ogun State Police Command on Monday rescued nine foreign nationals, and arrested two suspects linked to a transnational fraud syndicate. The suspects, Stephen Kwame and Abubakar Sulaimon, were nabbed at their hideout in the Owode Egba area of the state. According to information obtained by DAILY POST, the suspects lure foreigners, especially those from Ghana, to Nigeria with the false promise of facilitating their travel to Europe, defraud them of their money, and illegally confine them. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); Ogun Police spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the development on Tuesday, stating that on receiving intelligence via INTERPOL, operatives of the command swiftly mobilized, stormed the hideout and rescued a 40 years old Ghanaian named Maclaud Owusu, alongside eight others. Babaseyi explained that the victims were deceived and confined upon arrival in Nigeria, with their mobile phones used to contact relatives and associates to demand money under false pretences. He said, “On 6th April 2026, at about 1200hrs, following actionable intelligence received via INTERPOL, operatives of the Unit swiftly mobilized and stormed the identified criminal hideout where one Maclaud Owusu ‘M’, aged 40, a Ghanaian national, was being unlawfully held. “The operation led to the successful rescue of the victim unhurt alongside eight other victims held under similar circumstances.” The police spokesperson disclosed that the principal victim, Owusu, was defrauded of the sum of thirty-one thousand Ghana Cedis (₵31,000) before police intervention. Babaseyi stated that investigation is ongoing to apprehend other accomplices linked to the syndicate, adding that Owusu had been reunited with his family, while efforts are ongoing to reunite the other rescued victims with their respective families. He however, urged members of the public to remain vigilant and exercise due diligence when seeking travel opportunities. Don't Miss Troops arrest suspected terrorists in Adamawa You may like Rise against indiscipline, misconduct – IGP Disu charges Nigerian Police officers Police arrest three suspected armed robbers, one kidnapper Police arrest 23-year-old over alleged defilement of minor in Ondo Sixty-five-year old farmer killed in Ogbomoso, police arrest three suspects Police rescue two kidnapped victims in Edo Police officer, two others killed in Katsina bandit attack

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