The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested about 50 Nigerian nationals in a special operation carried out in the early hours of Thursday, July 24, 2025, at McCarthy Hills in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.
According to a statement issued on July 24, 2025, and signed by Assistant Commissioner of Immigration, Amoako-Atta, the operation was based on intelligence gathered about the illegal stay of some foreign nationals in the area.
The intelligence also pointed to incidents of human trafficking and cybercrime activities.
Preliminary investigations suggest that some of the individuals had been trafficked into the country and were being coerced into engaging in cyber fraud by their facilitators.
“The Ghana Immigration Service in the early hours of today, July 24, 2025, conducted a special operation at McCarthy Hills in the Ga South Municipality. The operation was based on intelligence gathered on the illegal stay of some foreign nationals in the area, some of whom were trafficked into the country and forced into cyber fraud by their facilitators,” the statement said.
The statement further disclosed that the landlord of the property where the alleged illegalities was taking place was also arrested during the operation.
The GIS noted that the public would be updated in due course on the outcome of the operation and the progress of subsequent investigations.
The Service reiterated its commitment to combating human trafficking and other immigration-related offences to safeguard national security and uphold the integrity of Ghana’s borders.
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