Nigerian mafia leaders arrested as SA and US forces swoop in Cape Town

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TimesLIVE understands that six leaders of the Black Axe organised crime group’s Cape Town chapter were arrested in a coordinated operation involving the Hawks and US law enforcement authorities.

A seventh member of the group, who is not part of the leadership of the organisation, was also arrested. It is believed that a eighth person affiliated to the Black Axe organisation was also arrested in connection with a separate but related case. The group is believed to be behind hundreds of thousands of “romance scams”.

The scams are sophisticated and have highly organised Nigerian syndicate members, operating mainly from the Table Bay area along Cape Town’s west coast, posing as wealthy pensioners looking for love. Black Axe positioned itself as an organisation for the liberation of black people around the world. However, it was soon labelled a cult and banned under Nigerian law after it became synonymous with criminal activity globally.

 

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Tsholo91229103 I saw a documentary on the presence of BlacAxe & the things this gang does in Italy, France, Germany etc it became obvious they are also in SA and are behind forced prostitution, drugs and other social ills in SA. Nigerians are dishonest as they know about this international gang

We're paying Beki Cele why? Moreover nothing good comes from places where 'US law enforcement' goes. But because we have a pathetic policing service, that calls broken KFC windows attempted coups. We've been exposed to dangerous elements from all over the world including U.S

That is exactly what we talk about.... criminals coming to South Africa to set up shop because our law enforcement was made to be lame to allow unmitigated looting. Now we have this.

US forces 👀👀

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