The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested over 200 undocumented immigrants discovered living in a cramped three-bedroom apartment in Birnin Kebbi.
According to Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, the suspects, who lacked valid residency documents, were allegedly connected to the Qnet Ponzi scheme.
Acting on intelligence, officers from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) raided the residence in the Kuwait area of Birnin Kebbi on January 31, 2025, successfully detaining 165 individuals during the operation.
Further investigations identified the suspects as nationals of various Francophone countries, including Ivory Coast (110), Burkina Faso (35), Benin Republic (11), Niger Republic (5), and Mali (4).
Following preliminary inquiries, the detainees were transferred to the Nigeria Immigration Service in Kebbi State for continued investigation and necessary legal action.