The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, has rescued ten victims who were deceitfully lured from Ghana with job promises and subsequently locked up in a building in Ogun State.
The rescued victims, three females and seven males, are Frank Adjei, 45 years old; Emmanuel Agyapong, 50 years old; Adam Zakari, 33 years old; Benjamin Etuah, 20 years old; Asamoah Kwaku, 53 years old; Yusuf Kasim, 27 years old; Ogunle Damola, 32 years old; Gift Dzakpasu, 21 years old; Susana Ampons, 35 years old; and Anita Otaibu.
The Corps, acting on credible intelligence, found out that one Anita Otaibu was promised employment in Nigeria, but upon arrival, confined in a three-bedroom apartment located in the Oke-Sioni area, opposite Comfort Zone Hotel in Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area.
She was held alongside others, denied freedom of movement, and prohibited from communicating with the outside world.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the State Commander of the So-Safe Corps, Commander Soji Ganzallo, through the Office of the Director of Information and Public Relations, Moruf Yusuf on Sunday.
The statement reads, “On April 19, 2025, operatives of the Corps obtained critical intelligence regarding the victims’ location.
“The Owode-Egba Zonal Command, led by Assistant Commander of Corps, Rasaki Jimoh, was immediately mobilized to respond to the situation.
“On April 20, 2025, at about 10:00 a.m., a joint operation involving the So-Safe Corps and the Nigeria Police Force, Redeemed Division, successfully stormed the premises and rescued the victims.”;
The team also apprehended a Nigerian man who served as the building’s security guard.
The Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, noted that all rescued individuals have been handed over to the Police for further investigation and possible prosecution.
