|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has successfully returned 105 foreign nationals to their home countries following an intelligence-led operation in Asankragwa that rescued 112 individuals suspected of being trafficked into Ghana. This was disclosed in a press release signed by DSI Barbara Sam on June 1.
The operation, conducted on May 20, 2026, by the Asankragwa Sector Command under Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ACI) Kwabena Adjei, targeted premises believed to be hosting persons engaged in commercial sex activities. Initial screening revealed the group included 110 Nigerian women, one Beninese, and one Cameroonian, aged between 12 and 38.
The victims were transferred to a holding center in the Greater Accra Region for further processing. Investigations by the Anti Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons (AHSTIP) unit of GIS identified seven suspects and confirmed 105 victims.
The repatriation of the victims was facilitated in collaboration with relevant embassies and Cameroonian community representatives in Ghana. The seven suspects remain under investigation and may face prosecution if found culpable.
Comptroller-General of Immigration Samuel Basintale Amadu urged foreign nationals to comply with Ghana’s immigration and criminal laws. He also reaffirmed GIS’s commitment to working with security agencies to combat human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and related transnational crimes while protecting vulnerable populations from exploitation.
Story by Efua Nessa