Sunday, March 17, 2024 - 50 foreigners from neighboring African countries, some of them children, have been rescued by the police in Lagos State.
The rescued persons, all foreigners, were
kept in a duplex on Omola Road, in the Edemola area of Epe, Lagos, by a gang of
job scammers.
The foreigners, who are citizens of
Cameroon and Gabon, were taken to the Okeoyibo Police Division after they were
rescued.
According to the police, 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
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.
Hundeyin said: “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."
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