Police Rescue Over 50 Foreign Nationals, Including Children In Lagos

Ikeja, Lagos State– No fewer than 50 foreign nationals, including several children, from neighbouring African countries have been rescued by the police in Lagos State.

It was gathered that the rescued individuals, all of whom were foreigners, were kept in a duplex on Omola Road in the Edemola area of Epe, Lagos, by a group of job scammers.

Findings at the Okeoyibo Police Division where the rescued persons were taken, revealed that they were from Cameroon and Gabon.

According to the police, an investigation revealed that they were deceived by the ring leaders of a Cameroonian job scam gang that there were job opportunities in Nigeria.

“The victims paid an unspecified amount to the fraudsters hoping to secure jobs in Nigeria.

“Some of the victims reportedly told policemen that they sold their valuables, including houses, back home, to raise money for the journey to Nigeria, for the promised jobs.

“On arrival, they were reportedly kept in the duplex with a stern warning not to step outside until they got the promised jobs.

However, It was discovered that some of them had been in the building for six months.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hudenyin, said that 34 persons were rescued. He added that the main suspect has fled to Cameroon.

“They are not kidnapped victims, they were deceived by some Cameroonians that there were jobs in Nigeria, only to be stranded because they have expended all their money. All of them have been taken to the police station.

“The ring leader is on the run. He gave all of them the same arrival date and when they arrived, he collected their money from them, asked them to stay in that room and left with a promise to be back, only to abandon them and go back to Cameroon.”