Operatives of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, have rescued 10 victims, including Ghanaians, who were allegedly trafficked into Nigeria with promises of employment but were later locked up in a building in the Mowe area of Ogun State.
The victims, who included three women and seven men, were reportedly lured from Ghana with job offers but were instead confined to a three-bedroom apartment in the Oke-Sioni area, opposite Comfort Zone Hotel, Mowe, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state.
They were denied freedom of movement and barred from communicating with the outside world.
The corps’ commander, Dr. Soji Ganzallo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday through the Director of Information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf.
According to the statement, the rescue operation followed credible intelligence received by the corps on Friday, April 19. The Owode-Egba Zonal Command, led by Assistant Commander of Corps Rasaki Jimoh, was immediately mobilised.
Ganzallo said a joint operation with the Nigeria Police Force, Redeemed Division, was carried out at about 10am on Saturday, April 20, during which the victims were rescued and suspects arrested.
Those rescued and taken into custody include Frank Adjei, 45; Emmanuel Agyapong, 50; Adam Zakari, 33; Benjamin Etuah, 20; Asamoah Kwaku, 53; Yusuf Kasim, 27; Ogunle Damola, 32; Gift Dzakpasu, 21; Susana Ampons, 35; and Anita Otaibu, who was the first to be identified.
The statement added that one of the suspects, a Nigerian man, served as the building’s security guard and was believed to be complicit in the illegal detention.
“All rescued individuals and those apprehended have been handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, Redeemed Divisional Headquarters, for further investigation and possible prosecution,” the statement said.
The So-Safe Corps commended the synergy between its personnel and the police, describing the operation as a significant step in combating cross-border human trafficking and illegal detention.
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