The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 26 suspects and rescued 33 victims of human trafficking in a series of intelligence-led operations targeting cybercrime syndicates operating in parts of the Greater Accra Region.
The operations, conducted in Tema, Afienya and Kwabenya, uncovered criminal networks allegedly involved in cyber-enabled fraud, human trafficking and related offences.
Addressing a press briefing on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the Director-General of the CID, Commissioner of Police (COP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, said the operations were part of an intensified nationwide crackdown on organised cybercrime.
COP Donkor said police arrested 11 suspects during a raid at Fafa Community in Tema after receiving intelligence on suspected cybercrime activities.
Initial investigations identified Godstine Terry, 34, and Wilson Makuo, 21, as victims of human trafficking.
However, further investigations allegedly established that the pair were coordinating the activities of the syndicate.
She disclosed that six of the 11 individuals were confirmed victims of human trafficking who had been brought from Nigeria to Ghana.
Another suspect, identified only as Jerry, who allegedly facilitated the movement of the victims into Ghana, is currently on the run.
The suspects have been remanded into police custody by a Circuit Court, while electronic devices seized during the operation have been submitted for digital forensic examination.
In a separate intelligence-led operation at Mataheko, Afienya, police arrested 10 suspects after uncovering an apartment allegedly being used as a base for internet fraud.
According to COP Donkor, investigations revealed that the alleged ringleader, Collins Francis Olayi Ojo, transported nine Nigerian nationals into Ghana by road and allegedly forced them to engage in cyber-enabled fraudulent activities.
The nine victims have since been rescued and placed in a safe location, while police recovered 28 laptop computers and nine mobile phones from the premises for forensic analysis.
The CID also arrested five suspects during an operation at Kwabenya following intelligence that several young Nigerians had been trafficked into Ghana and confined in a house where they were allegedly forced into cybercrime.
Police forced open a locked bedroom after becoming suspicious of explanations provided by one of the suspects and discovered 22 young Nigerian nationals inside.
Preliminary investigations established that 18 of the occupants, aged between 15 and 24 years, were victims of human trafficking.
COP Donkor alleged that one of the suspects, Chigozi Azubuike, described as the group's self-styled chairman, instructed the victims to hide from police officers during the operation.
The victims have since been rescued and handed over to the appropriate authorities for care, while the five suspects have been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court.
COP Donkor appealed to the public to support the fight against cybercrime and human trafficking by reporting suspicious activities through the Ghana Police Service's "See Something, Say Something" campaign.
She also commended the media for assisting in one of the rescue operations, revealing that the Kwabenya case came to the attention of the police after one of the victims contacted The1957News, which relayed the information to investigators.
She urged media organisations to continue providing avenues for vulnerable persons to seek help, describing the collaboration between the police and the media as crucial in combating organised crime and human trafficking.
Credits: 3News.com
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