Eight suspected kidnappers have been arrested by the Nigeria Police in a sting operation across the country, as 25 Ivorian nationals were rescued from the kidnappers.
FPPRO, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, revealed that the operation that led to the arrests began when a certain Kaussi Amenan Marianman filed a report at the National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abidjan on April 23, 2025, claiming that her son, Ladji Yoa Pierre, had been tricked into travelling to Nigeria by two people, Simon Oliver and Michael Odunga, who promised to help him get his travel documents to Belgium.
Requests from the Ivory Coast (NCB) to the Nigeria Police Force enabled the rescue of the foreigners.
The kidnappers reportedly demanded a ransom of two million, five hundred CFA (about N6,625,000) from Pierre when he was captured in Nigeria.
Bode Ojajuni, Police Commissioner, INTERPOL, Annexe in Lagos, promptly sent a team of investigators to rescue the victim and capture his kidnappers after receiving the request from NCB Abidjan.
On May 5, 2025, the team successfully invaded the abductors’ hideout in the Osehi Hotel in Ado-Odo Ota, Ogun State, saving two hostages and apprehending two suspects.
The Force PRO further said that at Ejegun Itele, Ado-Odo-Ota, a follow-up operation led to the arrest of six more suspects and the rescue of 23 more victims, including the aforementioned Ladji Yoa Pierre.
“After the successful operation, Pierre has been handed over to his biological mother, Mrs. Kaussi Amenan, who travelled from Abidjan. Eight suspects have been arrested and are being investigated for potential prosecution. At the same time, the remaining 24 rescued victims have been turned over to the Assistant Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Services, Zone ‘A’ Headquarters, Ikeja-Lagos, for further action,” the Force PRO stated.
Nigerians Dan dey kidnapp foreigners
Chai !!!!!