The state Commissioner of Police, Shetima Mohammed, made the disclosure during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters on Tuesday in Lafia, the state capital.

According to him, a distress call was received from the Alhaji Yahaya Sabo Motor Park, Bukan Sidi, Lafia, on Monday, at about 1100 hours, when it was reported that a suspect had been intercepted by motor park officials for alleged involvement in organ harvesting.

The CP, therefore, noted that upon receiving the information, he immediately directed the Divisional Police Officer of ‘B’ Division, Lafia, to proceed to the scene. He added that the suspect was subsequently handed over to the operatives, and four victims were successfully rescued.

He said, “Preliminary investigation revealed that on Friday, November 14, 2025, one Maro Ebojoh ‘M’, 40 years old, of Ogbara Inland Area, Ethiope East LGA, Delta State, arrived in Lafia to source potential organ donors and prepare them for an immediate kidney transplant.

“He lured the following victims with a promise of N2,000,000 payment upon completion of the procedure: Umar Ahmadu Barau, 25 years, Suleiman Alhaji-Garba, 20 years, Williams Dadung, 32 years, and Stanley Ezekiel, 27 years.

“The suspect took all the victims to a hospital for medical evaluation. One of the victims, having passed the initial screening, was moved to Abuja for the transplant, but the procedure could not hold due to issues related to blood pressure. The victim was subsequently lodged in a hotel to stabilise. Operatives of the command swiftly moved to Abuja and rescued the victim unhurt.”

Mohammed narrated that the suspect confessed to the crime and further stated that the agreed amount between him and his client was ₦6.5m, out of which he had received an advance payment of N500,000, while the donors were to be paid ₦2m.

“He also confessed to having successfully procured a donor for another client two months ago. In that case, he received ₦1m while the donor was paid ₦2.5m,” the CP explained.

The CP further urged members of the public to remain vigilant and cautious, particularly against individuals who disguise themselves as genuine organ donor solicitors but are, in fact, involved in organ harvesting for financial gain.

In another development, the state police boss narrated how operatives of the command raided a criminal hideout in the Karu Local Government Area of the state, where nine suspects were arrested.

He mentioned the names of the suspects to include Ahmed Ibrahim, 27 years; Yusuf Abdulazeez, 23 years; Ismaila Abubakar, 18 years; Abdulrahman Mujahid, 20 years; Abdullahi Abdulazeez, 29 years; Muntaka Garba, 21 years; Hashiru Adamu, 21 years; Abdulrahman Jamilu, 22 years; and Auwalu Bashiru Attah, 20 years.

He said, “On 04/11/2025 at about 1030hrs, police operatives attached to the Mararaba ‘A’ Division raided a criminal hideout located along Musbawu Street, Mararaba, Karu LGA, Nasarawa State.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were responsible for numerous gang-related robbery operations at night within Mararaba and its environs. Their modus operandi involved attacking residents, stealing mobile phones, and transferring funds from victims’ bank accounts before selling the stolen devices to unsuspecting buyers.”

He added, “The suspects confessed to the crimes and also admitted to carrying out a robbery operation on 20/05/2025 at the Uke area of Karu LGA, during which they attacked and killed the son of a serving police officer.

“The case is currently under investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, and the suspects will be charged in court upon conclusion of investigations.”

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A Cameroonian, Ondigui Nnomo Germain, has been found in Osogbo, Osun State, while fleeing from some suspected ritualists.

Germain, who ran into the head office of the Osun Amotekun Corps in the Powerline Area, Osogbo, around 11 am on Tuesday, said he was brought to Nigeria from the Ahala Barriere area in Yaounde by a Nigerian who promised to get him a job.

To get money for his trip to Nigeria, Germain, who was working at a shop in Yaounde, said he sold some of his belongings, adding that he began to suspect the person who brought him to Nigeria when he and his colleagues visited him at a hotel where he was lodged along Osogbo/Ikirun Road on Monday.

Upon realising that the person who brought him from Cameroon may have an ulterior motive, the 28-year-old said he ran out of the hotel and was chased in a vehicle.

After escaping from those chasing him, he said he passed the night in an abandoned building and was wandering around the street until he got to the gate of the Osun State Security Network, also known as Amotekun Corps, located in the Powerline area of Osogbo in the early hours of Tuesday.

Narrating his ordeal in the French language at the entrance to the Osun Amotekun Office using a mobile phone language translator, Germain, who looked disheveled, said, “I am Ondigui Nnomo Germain. I am 28 years old and I am from Yaounde (Ahala Barriere). I was working for a woman in a second-hand shop in Yaounde when his son, a Nigerian, came to me and suggested there was a job for me in Nigeria.

“I told him that I didn’t have money for the trip, and he told me not to worry, that it was a good job. I sold my belongings and I gave him the money. The money was what he demanded from me before leaving Cameroon. He made sure that I and another person who made the trip had no money in our pockets. They gave us SIM cards when we got to Nigeria.

“We got to Nigeria three days ago (Sunday). What happened thereafter was that yesterday (Monday), the person who brought me here came with another man. I asked him about the work, but he mentioned the post of stock manager.

“I observed that the man who brought me had guys everywhere on the road, even at the border. Then, at about 9 a.m. yesterday, they came to pick me up at the hotel for the interview for the job they promised me.

“There were many in the room where the interview was held inside the hotel. Each of them took their turn trying to convince me. I noticed it was like a voodoo circle; they all had rings except the man who brought me from Cameroon. When I observed that, I sneaked out, but they chased me until I ran into this place.”

Asked what he wanted, Germain said he would like to return to his country. He said, “If you can even accompany me to the border via Buea because I noticed they have guys along the road, I will get to Cameroon. I have fear that I am not safe again.”

When the PUNCH Metro correspondent reported the matter to the Osun State Police Command spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, he said the report should be made at the nearest police station for investigation to commence.

Germain was immediately led to the Obelawo Police Post, where he reported the matter.

PUNCH Metro reported on October 27, 2025, that the Osun State Police Command announced the arrest of 10 people suspected to be members of an unlawful society at a lounge in Moro Community.

The state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, who disclosed the arrest during a press briefing, said those arrested were in a lounge planning evil acts when operatives acting on a tip-off swooped on them.

Gotan, who said the suspects had engaged police operatives in a gun duel immediately they arrived at the scene, added that the cops were, however, able to subdue them and arrested 10 suspects, comprising nine males and one female.

Speaking further, Gotan said five guns, ammunition, five vehicles, and 10 motorcycles were recovered from the scene, noting that efforts had been intensified to arrest the owner and the supervisor in charge of the lounge, believed to be on the run to evade arrest.

Explaining further how the suspects were nabbed, Gotan said, “At about 12:45 am on 25th October, 2025, the command received credible information from public-spirited citizens that some suspected multifaceted criminals, i.e., criminals involved in cultism, kidnapping, thuggery, etc, were shooting sporadically and causing panic at a lounge located at Moro.

“Preliminary investigation reveals that the lounge has become a criminal hideout where they plan attacks within its environs.

“Upon receipt of the information, a team of Police Rapid Response Unit operatives, led by the commander, swiftly mobilised to the scene, and on sighting the police team, the suspected evildoers opened fire, but our gallant officers responded decisively and successfully repelled the attack without any casualty.”

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