Seven Arrested As Police Rescue 46 Trafficked Victims

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), via the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, has successfully freed 46 victims of human trafficking on two distinct occasions, trafficked by a transnational syndicate.

The Force PRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed this in a statement issued.
He noted that 31 of the victims had been trafficked from Ghana to Nigeria under the false promise of securing employment in Europe. According to him, the victims were deceived into participating in fraudulent online marketing schemes linked to the QNET network and Green job opportunities after being lured by misleading promises.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that in August 2024, one Samuel Dankwah Opoku, a Ghanaian national, was deceived by one George Tenkron, who falsely assured him of employment in Spain. Opoku was directed to travel to Nigeria, where he became ensnared in QNET’s fraudulent schemes. It was further uncovered that the victim had paid (GHC 30,000) to one Attah Amankwaah, a Ghanaian residing in Nigeria and a known member of the QNET network. This syndicate specializes in manipulating and confining individuals into exploitative online marketing scams under duress and false obligations.

Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force apprehended six suspects, including Amankwaah, and uncovered incriminating materials during a raid at their operational base. Detailed statements obtained from both victims and suspects led to the exposure of a wider transnational human trafficking and internet fraud network. The rescued victims were subsequently handed over to the Ghana High Commission in Abuja for safe repatriation and reintegration, with the assurance of.“

In a related development, Adejobi said, the INTERPOL NCB received a distress request on June 17, 2025, at approximately 2:13 p.m., concerning four Ghanaian nationals who were allegedly trafficked into Nigeria by a 39-year-old female suspect named Achiaa Grace Afrifa.

The results of police investigations revealed that Afrifa defrauded her victims of 126,000 Ghanaian Cedis by pretending to secure them their desired jobs.

“Acting swiftly on intelligence, operatives tracked and arrested the suspect on the 18th of June 2025 at No.1 Ikot Ebido Street, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. During the operation, 15 victims were rescued from her custody.” he said.

According to the police spokesperson, the seven suspects taken into custody during the two operations will face court proceedings once the ongoing investigations are concluded. He emphasized that the Nigeria Police Force remains resolute in its commitment to dismantling trafficking syndicates, combating cybercrime, and safeguarding vulnerable populations from exploitation.

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