The Nigeria Police Force has rescued a 24-year-old Ghanaian victim of human trafficking and arrested five suspects in a joint operation by operatives of INTERPOL Annex, FCID Alagbon, Lagos, in Ofada, Ogun State.
The Force spokesperson CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Sunday, said the operation was carried out on 16 September 2025, following a formal request for assistance from the National Central Bureau (NCB) in Accra, Ghana, on September 15.
According to the statement, preliminary investigations revealed that the victim and his father were allegedly trafficked into Nigeria in July 2025 by a 25-year-old Ghanaian national, Hassana Abban, who promised to facilitate their travel to Canada.
“Abban reportedly collected 40,000 Cedis (about N4.96 million) for the supposed arrangements.
“Upon arrival in Nigeria, the victims’ passports and mobile phones were seized, and they were coerced into suspected fraudulent online trading activities.
“Police arrested Abban alongside four accomplices: Odubuasi David (Nigerian), Yahaya Salifu (Ghanaian), Sherifa Haruna (Ghanaian), and Ebenezer Ofosu (Ghanaian). The rescued victims have since been reunited with their families in Ghana,” the statement added.
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, commended the professionalism of the operatives and reaffirmed the Force’s commitment to regional cooperation against human trafficking and transnational crimes, assuring that no syndicate operating across borders will evade justice.
