Two Nigerians have been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment each by a Ghanaian court for trafficking fellow Nigerians into Ghana under the guise of offering them jobs before allegedly forcing them into cybercrime.
The suspects, Kingsley Ndifon, 29, and Emmanuel Akong, 25, were found guilty of human trafficking and causing harm by Circuit Court ‘B’ in Tema after a full trial.
According to a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service on Facebook on Wednesday, and seen by our correspondent on Friday the two men lured Nigerian nationals to Ghana with promises of employment before holding them captive and compelling them to engage in internet fraud.
A police patrol team, assisted by residents, stormed the house and rescued 11 Nigerian nationals who had been confined there.
The officers also arrested the two suspects and recovered16 laptops and an iPad during a search of the premises.
Police investigations revealed that the victims had been recruited from Nigeria with promises of employment but were instead forced to engage in cyber-related criminal activities after arriving in Ghana.
