The Nigeria Police Force says it has recorded a significant breakthrough in its fight against transnational organized crime after arresting two internationally wanted fugitives, Felix Omoregie and Okwudili Ezeje.
Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, says Omoregie was apprehended in Benin City, Edo State while Ezeje was arrested in Nsukka, Enugu State, in a separate operation that included operatives from the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja.
Adejobi says Omoregie, who was declared wanted by Belgian authorities, trafficked young Nigerian women, including minors to Italy, later dispersing them across Europe for sexual exploitation.
On the other hand, Ezeje coordinated criminal operations remotely from Nigeria and was involved in several high-profile robberies in Dubai, as well as drug trafficking and cultism.