Police have arrested 25 foreign nationals in Lagos over the alleged illegal entry into Nigeria following a report of a kidnapping in the Ikorodu area of the state.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the suspects, comprising 19 Chadians and six Cameroonians, were apprehended on Tuesday, June 16 by operatives of the tactical creek sweeper squad based in Ijede, Ikorodu.
Makama reported that the arrest followed a complaint lodged by Konga Delphine, a Cameroonian national, who reported a case of kidnapping.
Citing security sources, the publication said police operatives “swiftly” mobilised to the reported location, leading to the arrest of the suspects.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the Chadian nationals were allegedly brought into the country illegally under the guise of attending an evangelical crusade purportedly organised under the aegis of Deeper Life Bible Church,” Makama quoted a
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