Opeyemi Adetoro, 28, was detained by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly trafficking three girls from Abeokuta’s Oke Itoku district to Libya.
The state police command’s spokesperson, Chief Superintendent of Police Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement released on Monday.
Odutola claimed that the suspect was arrested when the mother of one of the victims told police that her child had been taken to Libya against her will.
“On March 2, 2025, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Kehinde Somorin visited the police station to report a disturbing incident. She stated that just 40 minutes earlier, at 6:00 p.m., she received alarming information from her neighbour, Latifat, who informed her that 28-year-old Opeyemi Adetoro had taken Somorin’s 17-year-old daughter, Ifeoluwa, to Libya without her consent.”
During interrogation, the suspect acknowledged transporting the children from Ogun State to Akure, Ondo State, before they boarded a bus to Sokoto State, where an agent was scheduled to assist with their smuggling into Libya, according to Odutola.
“Upon receiving the report, the case was immediately referred to the surveillance team for further investigation. Interrogation revealed that on March 1, 2025, Opeyemi Adetoro took three children — 17-year-old Somorin Ifeoluwa, 16-year-old Ameerah Bamgboye, and another girl identified only as Okikiola — from Ogun State to Akure, Ondo State. From there, they boarded another vehicle headed to Sokoto State, where an agent was waiting to smuggle them into Libya.”
Additionally, Odutola revealed that the case has been turned over to the State Criminal Investigation Department for additional investigation.
“The driver’s identity remains unknown, and the children were taken without their parents’ consent. They are currently en route to Sokoto State, ultimately bound for Libya. The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, for further investigation.”
