The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has rescued 85 suspected victims of human trafficking and detained 110 foreign nationals during two intelligence-led operations targeting cybercrime and human trafficking networks in the Greater Accra Region.
The coordinated raids, carried out over the weekend, led to the dismantling of an alleged cyber fraud syndicate in Dawhenya and the disruption of a suspected commercial sex trafficking ring in Ashaiman.
In a statement signed by Deputy Commissioner of Immigration Maud Anima Quainoo, the GIS said officers from its National Enforcement Team stormed a property opposite the China West Mall at Dawhenya in the early hours of Sunday, July 26, 2026.
The facility, reportedly owned by TOYAS Group Limited Chief Executive Officer Oga Toyas, was raided following intelligence received from members of the community.
According to the Service, officers intercepted 102 West African nationals during the operation.
Preliminary investigations revealed that 85 of them, comprising 79 men and six women, were suspected victims of human trafficking who had allegedly been held in deplorable conditions, subjected to severe physical abuse and forced into labour.
The GIS also detained 17 foreign nationals believed to be behind the alleged cyber fraud operation and accused of residing illegally in Ghana.
The six female victims and the 17 suspects are currently being held at the GIS Headquarters in Accra to assist with investigations, while the remaining 79 male victims have been transferred to a secure holding facility as authorities work with relevant agencies to facilitate their safe return to their home countries.
In a separate operation, the GIS Ashaiman Sector Command carried out a compliance exercise in the Tsina-Agbe area following a request from the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly and the Municipal Security Council over concerns about the activities of foreign nationals engaged in prostitution.
The operation led to the arrest of 93 Nigerian women, aged between 15 and 44, who are suspected to have been trafficked into Ghana for commercial sex work.
The women are currently being kept at a secure GIS facility while arrangements are being made for their repatriation to Nigeria.
The Ghana Immigration Service said the operations demonstrate its continued commitment to combating human trafficking, cyber-enabled crime and other transnational criminal activities across the country.
