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.
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, āOn 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 āMā, aged 40, a Ghanaian national, was being unlawfully held.
āThe operation led to the successful rescue of the victim unhurt alongside eight other victims held under similar circumstances.ā
The police spokesperson disclosed that the principal victim, Owusu, was defrauded of the sum of thirty-one thousand Ghana Cedis (āµ31,000) 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.
Police foil travel fraud, rescue nine foreign nationals in Ogun
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