The Ghana Police Service and the Nigeria Police Force have deepened their cooperation to tackle human trafficking, cybercrime, and other transnational offenses threatening security across West Africa.
This renewed collaboration was formalized during a high-level bilateral meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday, November 7, 2025, co-chaired by Ghana’s CID Director-General, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, and Nigeria’s Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Dr. Sadiq I. Abubakar.
The meeting brought together senior officials from both nations’ law enforcement, immigration, and intelligence agencies to discuss the growing link between human trafficking and cybercrime.
DIG Abubakar commended COP Donkor for initiating the dialogue earlier this year at the INTERPOL Africa Regional Conference in South Africa. In her remarks, COP Donkor reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to joint intelligence sharing and coordinated law enforcement operations.
Both countries agreed to form a Joint Task Force (JTF) to investigate cross-border trafficking cases, establish focal officers for real-time data exchange, and create uniform protocols for victim repatriation and assistance.
They also pledged to launch joint public awareness campaigns targeting youth and border communities and to convene a regional meeting of West African Police Chiefs to harmonize anti-trafficking strategies.
The session concluded with the signing of a communiqué reaffirming Ghana and Nigeria’s shared dedication to dismantling trafficking networks, protecting victims, and strengthening collaboration under ECOWAS and INTERPOL frameworks.
