08-06-2026 13:30 via vanguardngr.com

Eight arrested as Ogun Police expose transnational kidnap-ransom fraud

By Esther OnyegbulaDetectives of the Ogun State Police Command have uncovered a transnational criminal syndicate involved in staging fake kidnappings to extort ransom from relatives abroad, leading to the arrest of eight foreign nationals in the Agbado area of the state.The suspects, who allegedly orchestrated a carefully coordinated abduction drama to defraud unsuspecting families overseas, were arrested during an intelligence-led operation carried out by operatives attached to the Ifo Divisio
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