The operation, carried out by troops under the 81 Division Area of Responsibility (AOR), followed credible intelligence indicating the presence of undocumented foreign nationals in the area.
Troops of the Nigerian Army's 65 Battalion have arrested 24 foreign nationals during a raid on a suspected hideout in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State as part of ongoing operations to rid the state of criminal elements, illegal immigrants and other security threats.
The operation, carried out by troops under the 81 Division Area of Responsibility (AOR), followed credible intelligence indicating the presence of undocumented foreign nationals in the area.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 81 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, the troops conducted the coordinated operation alongside members of the Vigilante Group.
The statement said the security team stormed a secluded fenced compound located at Imokun in the Odo-Noforija/Poka axis of Epe, where they apprehended 24 foreign nationals comprising 15 males and nine females.