Police rescue 46 victims in human trafficking, cyber fraud crackdown
The police respect rescued 46 victims of human trafficking and arrested seven suspects linked to a fancy transnational crime network working between Nigeria and Ghana, in two indispensable operations.
The particulars of these operations modified into printed in an announcement signed by the spokesperson of the NPF, Muyiwa Adejobi.
The operation began with the rescue of 31 victims trafficked from Ghana to Nigeria below fraudulent guarantees of employment in Europe.
Deceived by a Ghanaian nationwide, Samuel Dankwah Opoku, who modified into himself misled by a recruiter named George Tenkron, the victims had been coerced into fraudulent internet advertising and marketing schemes tied to the QNET network.
Investigations printed that Opoku paid 30,000 Ghanaian Cedis (roughly $2,400 USD) to Attah Amankwaah, a key opt in the syndicate basically based entirely in Nigeria. Performing on intelligence, police raided the syndicate’s operational infamous, apprehending six suspects and improving incriminating evidence.
In a associated incident, INTERPOL NCB bought a ruin name referring to four Ghanaian nationals trafficked into Nigeria by 39-yr-former Achiaa Grace Afrifa on on June 17.
The suspect allegedly defrauded her victims of 126,000 Ghanaian Cedis (around $10,000 USD) with guarantees of job opportunities. Swift police circulation led to her arrest on June 18 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom Express, where an extra 15 victims had been liberated from her custody.
The spokesperson added that investigations are ongoing and the suspects will be attained in court docket as soon as investigations had been performed.
“The seven suspects arrested in both operations are for the time being in police custody and would possibly well maybe well merely be arraigned in court docket upon the conclusion of ongoing investigations.
The Nigeria Police Force remains steadfast in its dedication to dismantling trafficking syndicates, combating cybercrime, and protecting susceptible populations from exploitation,” Adejobi assured.
