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Nigeria Police Rescue 46 Ghanaian Trafficked Victims, Arrest 7 for Human Trafficking
- In coordinated efforts against a transnational crime network, the Nigeria Police successfully freed 46 individuals from human trafficking and apprehended seven suspects linked to the operations.
- Following a distress alert from INTERPOL's office in Accra, investigations uncovered that individuals, mainly from Ghana, were deceived with promises of jobs abroad and subsequently moved to Nigeria where they were exploited.
- Individuals were deceived and forced into dishonest online marketing operations connected to the QNET network, leading to police raids at the syndicate’s headquarters where six suspects, including a principal figure named Attah Amankwaah, were taken into custody.
- Achiaa Grace Afrifa, a 39-year-old trafficker who defrauded victims of GHC 126,000, was arrested in Uyo, and 15 additional victims were freed; all seven suspects remain in custody pending charges.
- Inspector-General Kayode Egbetokun praised Nigerian-Ghanaian collaboration and reaffirmed the police commitment to dismantling trafficking syndicates and protecting vulnerable populations.
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