NSCDC UNCOVERS ILLEGAL DETENTION CAMP IN LAGOS, RESCUES 24 VICTIMS, ARRESTS FOUR SUSPECTS
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered an illegal detention camp in the Badagry area of Lagos State and rescued 24 victims, including a toddler, during a targeted security operation.
Four suspected members of a cross-border criminal syndicate, identified as nationals of Togo, Benin Republic and Ghana, were arrested during the raid carried out by operatives of the Lagos State Command in Itoga, Badagry.
The Lagos State Commandant of the NSCDC, Adedotun Keshinro, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Friday through the command’s spokesperson, Oluwaseun Abolurin.
According to Keshinro, the operation was made possible through intelligence gathering and community collaboration following credible reports about suspicious activities at identified criminal hideouts in the area.
“Operatives of the NSCDC Lagos State Command, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, arrested the kingpin and three other suspected illegal foreign nationals linked to missing persons found at various black spots and hideouts in Itoga, Badagry,” he stated.
He revealed that the operation led to the rescue of 24 victims made up of 18 males and six females, including a toddler.
The rescued individuals are nationals of Togo, Benin Republic and Nigeria and were allegedly lured into the camp through deception and false promises.
Preliminary investigations showed that several of the victims had
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