Ghanaian court jails two Nigerians 40 years for human trafficking, cybercrime. Credit: FB | Ghana Police Service
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.
The suspects were arrested on August 20, 2023, at Sebrepor, a suburb of Tema, after the Afienya District Police Command received a distress call that several people were being held against their will.
