Ogun police nab 23 foreigners over Ponzi, visa scam

Police in Ogun State have arrested 23 foreign nationals over an alleged Ponzi scheme, visa fraud and other immigration-related offences during a raid in Ota. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, said operatives raided a residential building in Onipanu-Ota on August 4, acting on credible intelligence.

A Malian international passport was recovered during the operation. Twenty-one suspects were handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service, while two others were retained for prosecution over obtaining by false pretence, with investigations ongoing.