Keshinro parades bribe of 130,000 CFA along with other exhibits linked to the heinous crime and warms perpetrators to desist from the act …
In line with the robust technology – driven intelligence championed by the Commandant General , Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ), Prof., Ahmed Abubakar Audi, PhD , mni, OFR , to combat insecurity head on in the country, the Lagos State Command of the service has recently continued to achieve milestone operational successes in all aspects of crime smashing oweing to the smooth fulfilment of the Corps’ statutory mandates in the state.
Following credible and actionable intelligence gathered about the untoward activities of some illegal immigrants involved in fraudulent network marketing scheme , human trafficking , human right abuses, unlawful detentions, extortion , sabotage and enslavement of their unsuspecting victims around the Torikoh axis of Badagry , the operatives of the NSCDC, Lagos State Command cracked down on the suspected criminals leading to their successful arrest and rescue of their victims on Thursday, 7th May, 2026.
The operatives were able to in a combat ready but tactically coordinated operation record a landslide arrest of a total of four ( 4 ) male suspects ( three Togolese and one Benenoise ) and a total of seventeen ( 17 ) victims comprising twelve ( 12 ) male between the ages of 25 to 35 and five ( 5 ) female between the ages of 25 to 30 rescued ( names of suspects and victims withheld ).
The intelligence gathering revealed that victims were lured via Facebook account operated by one Togolese, who promise them good employment , better life and a greener pasture in Nigeria .
The operatives of the Command also discovered that the operators compelled their victims to register for the fraudulent Internet marketing scheme leading to their extortion by the operators of the scheme, who failed to fulfill their promise of offering them the supposedly promised employment .
The perpetrators of these heinous crimes in a sinister move again decided to offer a bribe of 130,000 CFA to the Badagry operatives but was rejected and paraded as part of the exhibits linked to the crime.
Other exhibits linked to the suspects include; an operating HP Laptop, files , QNET letter headed papers , leather bags, phones and other pharmaceutical items used for their victims .
Further investigation into this operation has also revealed that intending members of this fraudulent internet scheme are mandated to pay the sum of 650,000 CFA as registration fee before they are allowed to participate in the business and thereafter select the products of their choice which are allegedly suspected to be shipped in from Malaysia into Nigeria via a yet to be verified channel with the view to operating up lines and down lines marketing system .
Also investigation has revealed that the syndicate operates cross border crimes similar to the forms seen in other West African countries such as Ghana where 302 victims and about 113 minors were recently rescued from the hands of human traffickers.
Four ( 4 ) different camps within Badagry where these suspected criminals perpetrate their dastardly act have also been identified also to be located in Aradagun, Mowo, Badagry Town and Limca.
Two camps out of these four have been discovered but the perpetrators fled as a result of the fear of the fire power of the NSCDC personnel . The discovered camps will also be sealed by the Command to end such crimes from growing and destroying social and financial integrity in our society .
The Lagos State Commandant seized this opportunity to warn perpetrators of these heinous crime to desist from it or continue to face the full wrath of the law as they will not be spared when caught and found culpable .
In a bid to further strengthen collaboration , cooperation and coordination amongst security agencies, in the fight against cross border crimes in West Africa , particularly , Nigeria, the Lagos State Commandant of the NSCDC has also immediately directed that the suspects and victims be handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service , Lagos State Command for further investigation and prosecution.
He informed the good people of the state also to refrain from all forms of activities connected to human trafficking, economic sabotage and fraud as they come with devastating consequences no matter the temporal gains got from them.
He also assured the general public that investigation was ongoing to ascertain the full extent of the operations , identify collaborators, seal camps and determine the culpability of all the persons involved .
