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Altercation erupts between Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and Immigration Officials

May 15, 2024

Social

A serious altercation unfolded between security personnel of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and officials from the Ghana Immigration Service

QNET denies involvement in illegal activities following GIS report

April 6, 2024

Social

QNET, a global wellness and lifestyle selling company, has vehemently denied any involvement in fraudulent and illegal activities following a recent report

Ghana Immigration Service apprehends Ivorian murder suspect

April 6, 2024

Crime

The Elubo Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has successfully apprehended an Ivorian murder suspect, Nduoba Essoi Fulgence, aged 32,

Interior Minister warns immigration officials against misconduct at Kotoka International Airport

April 5, 2024

Security

Interior Minister Henry Quartey has issued a stern warning to immigration officials stationed at Kotoka International Airport, cautioning that any staff found

Title: Nigerian Convicted for Trafficking Minors into Ghana, Faces Lengthy Sentence A 31-year-old Nigerian, OKolo Chukwakadibia Jackson, has been sentenced by the Kweikuma Gender Circuit Court to 10 years in prison for human trafficking. Additionally, Jackson was fined five hundred penalty units (GHc1,200.00) for illegal entry into the country, with a default penalty of six months' imprisonment. Presided over by Her Honour Naa Amerley Akowuah, the court convicted Jackson for trafficking a 16-year-old girl and two other females from Onitsha, Anambra state, to Ghana. He pleaded guilty to two counts of Human Trafficking and Illegal Entry, violating sections 2(1)/(2) of the Human Trafficking Act, 2005 (ACT 694) as amended by section 1(1) of the Human Trafficking Act, 2009, and the section 2(1) and 52(1)(D) of the Immigration Act, 2000 (ACT 573). According to the prosecution, Jackson illegally entered the country in 2021 and remained undocumented until his arrest near Asankrangwa in the Western Region. The 16-year-old victim revealed that Madam Ella, one of the accomplices, recruited them in Nigeria, falsely promising jobs in Dubai. Prosecutors stated that Jackson sent Six Hundred and Sixty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Naira (N668,200) to cover recruitment expenses. The victims arrived in Lagos on February 11, 2024, and were transported to Accra, where Jackson received them. On February 15, 2024, Jackson directed the victims to a brothel, where the 16-year-old was coerced into prostitution under threat of death. She escaped and sought refuge with the Ghana Immigration Service, prompting Jackson's arrest. During interrogation, Jackson confessed to trafficking three other victims to Madam Gifty in exchange for Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ghana Cedis (Ghc 8,500.00). Efforts by the Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service continue to apprehend syndicate members and rescue victims.

Nigerian jailed 10 years for trafficking minors into Ghana for sex work

March 17, 2024

Africa·Crime

A 31-year-old Nigerian, OKolo Chukwakadibia Jackson, has been sentenced by the Kweikuma Gender Circuit Court to 10 years in prison for human

Businessman charged with defrauding church over alleged car purchase

March 1, 2024

Crime

A 33-year-old businessman, Andrews Amoah Ampaw, has appeared before the Achimota Circuit Court on allegations of defrauding a church under false pretences.