The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, has apprehended four nationals from Cameroon and Chad for illegal entry into Ogun State.
This was contained in a press statement issued from the Office of the State Commander of So-Safe Corps, Commander (Dr.) Soji Ganzallo, through the office of the Director of Information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf.
According to the statement, at about 0800hrs (8a.m.) on Thursday, February 13, 2025, the state operations team received intelligence that some Cameroonian and Chadian nationals had boarded a taxi heading to Lafenwa, Abeokuta.
Ganzallo stated that the team immediately swung into action, traced the suspects to Lafenwa, and apprehended them unhurt before they could alight from the vehicle.
During preliminary investigations to determine their intentions and those who facilitated their entry, the suspects confessed that two of them, both Cameroonians, had been in Ibadan for over four months, awaiting the arrival of their counterparts from Chad.
Upon their arrival, they had all proceeded to Ogun State, specifically Lafenwa, in Abeokuta.
The illegal immigrants were identified as Dorooumouna Brosia, a 23-year-old Cameroonian and leader of the group; Hassan Bukhari, a Cameroonian; Saleh Sinine Sakhair, a 27-year-old Chadian; and Mahamat Moudaina, a 23-year-old Chadian and brother to Saleh.
They revealed that a Chadian national named Hassan Seid, a resident of Ibadan who had been living and working in Lafenwa, invited and directed them to proceed to Ogun State.
They claimed they were there to work and improve their English language skills while conducting business.
Ganzallo expressed concerns that illegal entry into the state could pose threats to national security, public safety, and health.
He further noted that undocumented migrants might engage in criminal activities.
He concluded that the apprehended illegal immigrants had been handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service, Ogun State Command, for further investigation and possible repatriation.
