HOBNOB NEWS REPORT — The Ogun State Police Command has successfully uncovered and dismantled a notorious human trafficking syndicate operated by Cameroonian nationals, who lured unsuspecting victims into Nigeria under the guise of visa processing.
Two members of the gang, identified as Ndzana Kamga Isidore and Tingue Stephen, were arrested during a tactical raid carried out by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in the Mowe area along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, while the principal suspect, simply identified as Donald, remains on the run.
According to the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, the breakthrough followed a distress call received on November 4, 2025, from a Cameroonian victim, Kengne Maeva, who reported that she had been deceived into traveling to Nigeria by a fellow national who promised to process a Canadian visa for her.
Maeva revealed that upon arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, she and her younger sister were taken to Mowe, Ogun State, where they were held hostage in a two-bedroom apartment and their families in Cameroon were extorted of 3,600,000 CFA francs by the syndicate.
She managed to escape captivity on November 3, 2025, and alerted the authorities. Acting swiftly, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit stormed the location, rescued the victims unharmed, and arrested two suspects.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo, has ordered continuous surveillance across the state and directed tactical commanders to collaborate with community leaders and landlords to report suspicious foreign tenants.
He reaffirmed the command’s commitment to eradicating human trafficking networks and ensuring that criminal elements find no refuge in Ogun State.
In a related development, Hobnob News recalls that Ghanaian police authorities recently rescued a 15-year-old Nigerian girl trafficked from Enugu under the pretext of a cleaning job, only to be forced into prostitution. One suspect, Joy Ogbonna, was arrested in connection with the crime, while the key suspect remains at large.
The two cases highlight the growing menace of cross-border human trafficking in West Africa and reinforce the urgent need for collaboration between security agencies and communities to protect vulnerable individuals from exploitation.
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