Troops Arrest 24 Foreign Nationals in Lagos Hideout Raid
The army said the suspects were profiled for immigration status and possible unlawful activity before being transferred to immigration officials.
- Troops of the Nigerian Army's 65 Battalion arrested 24 foreign nationals during a coordinated raid on a suspected hideout in Epe Local Government Area, Lagos State.
- The operation supports the 81 Division Area's ongoing efforts to rid the AOR of criminal elements, undocumented immigrants and other security threats.
- Profiling identified the suspects as nationals from six West and Central African countries, including 10 from Cameroon, 6 from Togo, 3 from Benin, 3 from Cote d'Ivoire, 1 from Burkina Faso and 1 from Guinea-Bissau.
- On Thursday, authorities handed the 24 individuals to the Nigeria Immigration Service , Lagos State Command, for further profiling and necessary administrative action in line with immigration laws.
- Investigators are questioning the owner of the premises to establish circumstances surrounding the residence, while General Officer Commanding Major General Adebayo Babalola urged personnel to sustain operations against security threats.
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Troops arrest 24 foreign nationals in Lagos hideout raid
As part of ongoing efforts to rid the 81 Division Area of Responsibility (AOR) of criminal elements, illegal immigrants and other security threats, troops of 65 Battalion have arrested 24 foreign nationals during a coordinated raid on a suspected hideout in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State. Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director, […] Troops arrest 24 foreign nationals in Lagos hideout raid
Troops raid suspected hideout in Lagos, arrest 24 foreign nationals
By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 65 Battalion have arrested 24 foreign nationals during a coordinated raid on a suspected hideout in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State. The Army said the operation was part of ongoing efforts to rid the 81 Division Area of Responsibility (AOR) of criminal elements, undocumented immigrants […] The post Troops raid suspected hideout in Lagos, arrest 24 foreign nationals appeared first on Vang…
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Soldiers of 65 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have arrested 24 foreign nationals following a raid on a suspected hideout in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, as part of a broader push to clear the 81 Division’s area of responsibility of criminal elements, undocumented migrants and other security threats. The Battalion said the […] The post Troops Arrest 24 Foreign Nationals in Raid on Suspected Hideout in Lagos first appeared on Security…
65 Battalion Arrests 24 Foreign Nationals In Epe Raid
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