Police rescue trafficked Ghanaian, warn against fake travel schemes

The Nigeria Police Force has rescued a Ghanaian national, Sammed Iddrisu, who used to be trafficked into Nigeria below the untrue promise of acquiring whisk paperwork to Europe.

Force Public Family Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed on Tuesday that the rescue operation used to be conducted on June 27, 2025, in Abuja by operatives of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja and the FCT Expose. It followed intelligence obtained from INTERPOL NCB Accra, Ghana.

In step with investigations, the victim’s father, Mr. Nartey Louda, used to be defrauded of GHC 55,000 on January 10, 2025, by a trafficker frequently called Attah, who falsely promised to stable a French visa and various paperwork for his son.

Acting on the promise, Sammed arrived in Abuja on June 25, the effect he used to be unlawfully detained and forced into net fraud actions linked to the QNET pyramid plot.

Adejobi talked about one other Ghanaian who escaped the syndicate raised the alarm, prompting global coordination that resulted in Iddrisu’s rescue.

He neatly-known that reintegration procedures are now underway and that INTERPOL has launched efforts to apprehend the perpetrators.

The Police warned the final public to be wary of untrue whisk provides and suggested them to ascertain such arrangements through trustworthy channels and memoir suspicious reveal to law enforcement.

He talked about, “The operation, which used to be completed on twenty seventh June 2025 in Abuja, followed actionable intelligence obtained from INTERPOL NCB Accra, Ghana, on 16th June 2025.

‘Preliminary investigations indicate that on tenth January 2025, the victim’s father, Mr. Nartey Louda, used to be defrauded of GHC 55,000 by a trafficker frequently called Attah, who falsely promised to facilitate a French visa and associated whisk paperwork for his son.

“Acting on these untrue assurances, Sammed used to be directed to whisk to Abuja, Nigeria, with the expectation of gathering the talked about visa.

“Upon arriving in Abuja on twenty fifth June 2025, nonetheless, the victim used to be unlawfully detained and coerced into taking part in illicit net-basically basically based actions associated with the QNET pyramid plot, a untrue operation disguised as an e-commerce change.

“The criminal syndicate also tried to manipulate various folk, at the side of a Ghanaian, who managed to flee and return to Ghana, the effect he reported the incident to the authorities, triggering global coordination and rescue efforts.

“Because proactive surveillance, intelligence acquisition, and a suggested response from INTERPOL NCB Abuja and the FCT police operatives, the victim used to be rescued and reintegration procedures are underway.

“The INTERPOL NCB Abuja has initiated wanted steps to be definite these untrue folk are apprehended and made to face the fats wrath of the law.

“The Nigeria Police Force hereby cautions members of the final public to reveal due diligence, check whisk-associated provides through trustworthy diplomatic channels, and memoir all suspicious persons or actions going down round them through appropriate and trustworthy law enforcement channels.”