The Minister for Communications, Sam George has announced that his outfit has led a joint operation that has resulted in the arrewst and detention of some 53 Nigerian nationals suspected to be engaged in various cyber crimes.
This was contained in a post he made on his Facebook page.
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Over the last 48 hours, intelligence led by the Cyber Security Authority Ghana identified several suspected cybercrime centres operating within East Legon Hills, Afienya, Kwabenya, Weija, and Tuba. The intelligence indicated that young men were being exploited and coerced to engage in various cybercrime activities at these locations by kingpins.
Acting on this CSA-led intelligence, a joint team comprising operatives from National Security Operations, the Cyber Security Authority, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters, and the National Police SWAT conducted coordinated operations at the identified centres on 16th and 17th January 2026.
During the operations, nine (9) Nigerian nationals were arrested as suspects, while forty-four (44) additional Nigerian nationals believed to be victims were rescued. The victims were found in their respective apartments, operating laptop computers.
Searches conducted in the apartments resulted in the retrieval of the following items:
– Fifty-two (52) assorted mobile phones
– Sixty-two (62) laptop computers
– Two (2) pump-action guns.
In total, fifty-three (53) Nigerian nationals were arrested across the various locations as follows:
East Legon Hills – 5
Afienya – 11
Kwabenya – 10
Weija – 10
Tuba – 17
All the arrested individuals have been duly profiled and handed over to the Ghana Immigration Service for safekeeping and further investigations. We caution foreign nationals invited to Ghana to verify claims made by their fellow nationals to lure them here.
Some individuals picked up in the previous operations have been profiled by the Ghana Immigration Service and INTERPOL and successfully handed over to Nigerian law enforcement operatives at the Seme border. Others are currently facing criminal prosecution before the law courts.
Protecting Ghana’s cyber image internationally is non-negotiable. Kudos to the CSA team and our partner law enforcement agencies.
For God and Country.
