Twenty-eight Ghanaian nationals, mostly young people, who fell victim to a sophisticated human trafficking network in Côte d’Ivoire have been rescued and repatriated to Ghana, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. The victims arrived safely in the country on May 10 following what the Ministry described as a successful operation involving security operatives and […]
Twenty Ghanaians, comprising 10 females and 10 males, trafficked to the Uyo Local Government Area of Abia State, have been rescued by the operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in a statement in Uyo on Wednesday, disclosed that the victims were rescued from a compound […]
A Nigerian hairdresser who trafficked seven victims from Nigeria to Ghana to engage in prostitution has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. Promise Obianu Awayiaka compelled her victims to shave their pubic hair for ritual. The said ritual was to intimidate the victims to comply with her demands and ensure that they do not escape. […]
Representatives of national focal institutions from ECOWAS member states have converged on Accra to strategise on how to fight trafficking in persons’. Participants in the three-day meeting would also assess the implementation of a plan of action which commenced in 2018 and ended in 2022, among other initiatives at the 15th annual ECOWAS Regional Network […]
