The Lagos state police command clarified that the alleged kidnappers’ den in the state was a false claim. They stated that the people who were rescued were not victims of kidnapping, but foreigners who had been lured by false promises of jobs in Nigeria.

Lagos police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, refuted claims that the arrested individuals were kidnappers. He stated that a previous report by Vanguard had been misinterpreted, and that the police had been quoted accurately in that report. He urged the public to disregard any claims that the arrests were related to kidnapping.

The Lagos police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, refuted the story on Instagram via his verified account, stating that it was ‘fake news’ from instablog9ja.

Initial reports stated that the people rescued by the police were kidnapped victims, but the police clarified that this was not the case. They stated that the rescued individuals were not kidnapped, but were actually foreigners who had been misled by false promises of employment.

After the rescued individuals were taken to the Okeoyibo Police Division, it was determined that they were from Cameroon and Gabon.

It was discovered that the individuals had given an undisclosed amount of money to the con artists who had promised them work in Nigeria. Some of them admitted to police officers that they had sold their homes and other belongings in order to finance their trip to Nigeria.

When they arrived in Nigeria, they were allegedly detained in the duplex and told not to leave until they were given the jobs that had been promised to them.

Some of the victims had reportedly been kept in the duplex for up to six months. This is a concerning revelation, as it suggests that the con artists had been exploiting and trapping the victims for a significant period of time.