Police Burst Gang of Cameroonian Traffickers, Kidnappers Operating in Mowe, Ogun State

The Ogun State Police Command says it has dismantled a notorious gang of Cameroonian nationals involved in human trafficking under the guise of visa processing.

This follows a distress call from a Cameroonian woman to operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, narrating how she was allegedly deceived to travel from Cameroon to Nigeria on September 29, 2025.

The unnamed woman, according to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP OMOLOLA ODUTOLA, alleged that one DONALD from Cameroon had promised to help her process a Canadian visa here in Nigeria.

CSP ODUTOLA said the victim said when arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, together with her younger sister, they were transported to Mowe in Ogun State, where they were allegedly held hostage.

ODUTOLA said the complainant later escaped from her abductors on Monday, November 3, 2025, before alerting the Police, and revealed that other victims of the scam were also being held hostage in a two-bedroom flat at the Pakuro area of Ogun State.

The PPRO said following the report, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, LANRE OGUNLOWO, ordered the deployment of a tactical team from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit to raid the criminal hideout at Mowe.

She said during the operation, the detectives rescued a woman, identified as KENGNE MAEVA, and also arrested a male and female suspects whose names were given as TINGUE STEPHEN and NDZANA KAMGA ISIDORE.

However, the police spokeswoman said DONALD – the principal suspect remains at large, as investigation into the matter continues.

CSP OMOLOLA ODUTOLA said preliminary investigation has so far revealed that the criminal gang members have already obtained ransom of Three-Point-Six Million CFA from the victim’s family in Cameroon.