Nigerian Army troops from the 65 Battalion carry out a coordinated raid on a suspected hideout in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, where they arrest 24 foreign nationals. Both outlets report that the operation forms part of the Army’s ongoing efforts to remove criminal elements and other security threats from the 81 Division Area of Responsibility (AOR).
The reports say the troops conduct the raid at the suspected location in Epe and take the 24 foreign nationals into custody. The Army frames the arrests as targeting both criminal activity and undocumented immigration, describing the foreign nationals as “illegal immigrants” and linking the action to broader internal security operations.
One report cites a senior Army officer, Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, as part of the statement accompanying the operation. Details on the suspects’ countries of origin, the nature of any alleged crimes, and whether any weapons or other items are recovered are not provided in the excerpts. The arrests are the main confirmed outcome reported by both sources.
