• Two victims rescued as Immigration Service uncovers transnational fraud, irregular migration network
Michael Olugbode in Abuja
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismantled a suspected transnational organised crime syndicate allegedly operating under the guise of the QNET/IGNITE network, arresting 12 suspects and rescuing two victims in a major intelligence-led operation in Lagos State.
The crackdown, which targeted a fraudulent recruitment and network marketing operation allegedly linked to irregular migration activities, resulted in the arrest of the suspected leader of the syndicate, identified as Ouattra Adama, a Burkinabe national, alongside 11 other suspected facilitators.
The arrested suspects comprise eight Liberian nationals and three Cameroonians, according to a statement issued on Tuesday, by the Service Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Service (DCI) Akinsola Akinlabi.
