Baastona Police Rescue 10 trafficked Nigerians, arresting 6 traffickers

The Baastona District Police Command in the Greater Accra Region has rescued 10 Nigerian nationals from their traffickers at Coastal Estates down, on the Spintex road in Accra.

Briefing the journalists in Accra on Thursday, July 8, 2021, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Accra Regional Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mrs Effia Tenge disclosed on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, that at about 4 pm, an SOS call to the police indicated that someone needed help from a house at Coastal Estate down, along the Spintex road. 

She indicated the police followed up on the information to the scene and discovered that one Amas Ekhosuehi aged 24, a Nigerian and his five accomplices also Nigerians had lured ten (10) Nigerian young men into Ghana through the closed borders to engage them in cyber fraud activities.

According to the Senior female police officer, young men who looked pale and malnourished had several marks of assault on their back. 

The victims claimed they were lured in batches to Ghana to seek greener pastures however they were camped in a house and prevented from going out but physically abused each time they requested food or failed to swindle unsuspecting victims to send money.

The five other suspects gave their names as Apostle Sunday aged 27 from Akwa Ibom State, Monday Echeh aged 25 from Edo State, Aboki O.C aged 21 from Edo State, Patrick Odez aged 26 from Cross River State and Henry Ochuko aged 26 from Edo states.

Their victims are; between the ages of 21 and 24 and said they were from Edo State, Imo State, Ansarawa State, Andrew Musah aged 24 from Ansarawa State, Amaborgwo Josiah aged 24 from Ansarawa State, and Akwa Ibom State. 

Suspects are in custody being processed for court as soon as possible. 

Police retrieved 14 Laptops from the house and the Ghana Immigration Service and the Human Trafficking Unit is being involved to assist.

 Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater Accra Regional Correspondent