Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the arrest of a Burkinabe national, identified as Ouattra Adama, alongside 11 suspected facilitators, comprising eight Liberians and three Cameroonians, in various parts of Lagos in a clampdown on transnational organised criminal syndicates.

The gang known as the QNET/IGNITE syndicate is allegedly linked to a fraudulent network marketing ring operating in Lagos and Ogun states.

Public Relations Officer of the NIS, Akinsola Akinlabi, disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja.

He revealed that two Liberian victims were also rescued during the crackdown.

According to Akinlabi, the operation was carried out based on actionable intelligence on the activities of trafficking syndicates across the two states.

He said: “The intensified clampdown led to the arrest of the alleged syndicate leader, a Burkinabe national identified as Ouattra Adama, alongside 11 suspected facilitators, comprising eight Liberians and three Cameroonians.”

Akinlabi stated that all 12 suspects and the two rescued victims have been transferred to the NIS Headquarters for further investigation and necessary legal action.

The agency, therefore, cautioned the public to thoroughly verify all employment, educational, business, and migration offers through appropriate channels before making financial commitments or embarking on international travel..

The spokesman emphasised that the dismantling of the syndicate demonstrates the agency’s commitment to intelligence-driven border management.