The Ogun State Police Command has dismantled a notorious syndicate of Cameroonian nationals infamous for luring and k!dnapping unsuspecting victims under the guise of visa processing.
According to the police, on November 4th 2025, at about 1030hrs, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Eleweran, intercepted a distress call from a Cameroonian national who narrated how she had been deceived from Cameroon into Nigeria on 29th September 2025 by one Donald ‘M’, a fellow Cameroonian, who promised to process a Canadian visa for her.
The police say shortly after her arrival at Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, she was received by the supposed “agency,” which provided transportation from Lagos to Mowe, Ogun State, where she and her younger sister, aged 23 years, were held hostage.
‘’On 3rd November 2025, the complainant escaped from captivity and alerted the Police, disclosing that more victims who fell for the same ploy were being held in a two-bedroom flat in the Pakuro area of Ogun State.
Following the report, a tactical team from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit stormed the criminal hideout at Mowe, Ogun State, where Kengne Maeva ‘f’ was rescued unhurt. Two suspects — Ndzana Kamga Isidore ‘m’ and Tingue Stephen ‘m’ were arrested at the scene, while the principal suspect, Donald ‘M’, remains at large.” a statement from the police reads
The police say preliminary investigation revealed that the victims’ family members in Cameroon had paid a ransom of 3,600,000 CFA into the Cameroonian bank account of the fleeing suspect.
Reacting to the incident, the state Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Lanre Ogunlowo, has ordered a continuous monitoring of similar criminal trends across the state. He further directed all tactical commanders to engage community stakeholders and Community Development Association (CDA) chairmen, especially in remote areas, to report suspicious foreign nationals renting apartments directly to the Police Headquarters without delay.
