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53-year-old Nigerian man arrested for touting in Japan

53-year-old Nigerian man arrested for touting in Japan

Tokyo police have arrested a 53-year-old Nigerian man, Nwadiukwu Sylvester Ikenna, on suspicion of persistent touting for an establishment in Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district.

 

The Metropolitan Police Department said Ikenna grasped a passer-by by the left hand on the street in the district in Thursday's small hours, July 9, 2026.

 

"The suspect was saying things like "Why don't you?" and "Don't be scared. I love you," the police said.

 

The suspect admitted to the act of solicitation and said he had received part of the money solicited customers paid at an eating establishment, according to the police.

 

In the first half of the year, the police received 91 consultations about cases around the district in which people were forced to pay extremely high sums at establishments that they were taken to by African-looking touts. 

 

The number already exceeds 77 consultations for the whole of 2025.

 

Most of those who consulted with the police in the six months were tourists from abroad, with overall financial losses totaling some 100 million yen. 

 

Of them, an Australian claimed some 4 million yen in damage. 

 

53-year-old Nigerian man arrested for touting in Japan
53-year-old Nigerian man arrested for touting in Japan
53-year-old Nigerian man arrested for touting in Japan

 

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  1. Anonymous

    Deport am. Simple. Kai Nigerians are shameless

    1. Anonymous

      Nigerian man, Nwadiukwu Sylvester Ikenna, wey nor get fear, all the way in Japan. We sabi. Make una take una samurai sword take send him head back to us

    2. Anonymous

      The thing is that, he is not alone. It is like a culture to this Nigerians here. Some of this pipol just allows themselves taking to their business places not because they like to, but because they don't want the embarassment of being seen dragging on the street. Make wuna di caution this boys them before dey d leave home. Because what ever they are doing here is tarnishing the reputation of the whole nation, and the black race in general. Why is it so hard for Nigerians to live a calm civilize lifestyle like other people. Make wuna di call out the bad eggs and shame them.

  2. HyperSoft Media

    For agbero mata

  3. Anonymous

    Deal with em very well.... 15years jail term will serve em right

  4. Anonymous

    I pity the man. Looks like someone that is helpless against the setup. I hope he stays strong. May God almighty be his strength.

  5. Anonymous

    Dey don carry this their oso afia nuisance enter Japan. Very useless people. Let him serve the time complete.

    1. Anonymous

      Will you shy your dirty mouth! Yes it’s inconvenient but does that warrant such a jail time? He should highest be asked to do community service not jail…

  6. Anonymous

    It always has to be an Igbo man. A 53 year old former Aba market Tout, has gone to Tokyo, Japan, to advance his AGBERO CAREER. He plans to return to Aba later to build Mansions. Still touting at age 53. What a shame? He probably plans to hand over the "business" to his sons. Igbos are very"Enterprising"indeed. A self-deluding tribe.

  7. Anonymous

    Why now? He is trying to develop their country now.

  8. Anonymous

    Corporate agberos in Japan. LOL. Any way is a way abroad. Carry go my brother.

  9. Anonymous

    He left Lagos to go tout in Tokyo? Unknown to him, in civilized countries, you don't touch people when persuading them to patronize you

    1. Anonymous

      Point of correction, he left Biafraud to Japan NOT Lagos pls!

  10. Anonymous

    All the way from Ala-Igbo to do oso ahia in faraway Japan Igbo kwenu!

  11. Anonymous

    Nwoke n'ifve

  12. Anonymous

    THEY DID THE SAME THING IN SOUTH AFRICA BOTH PRETORIA AND JOHANNESBURG. IDIOT

    1. Anonymous

      Everywhere they go, they will pollute it with their nuisance. Ghana, SA now Japan. Haba na only una?

  13. Anonymous

    Most Igbo men are hooligans . Yet they have the shameless audacity to att.ack their women. You women why Igbo women behave in certainn ways.

  14. Anonymous

    Nna men all na business…… Ikenna’s Container anuma high sea….. ngwanu…… Biko nyem ego buruibu ozugboozugbo!!!! Check out his mansion in Nnewi…… meanwhile he dey chop sacrament like anything

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