The Tema Regional Police Command has busted a human trafficking and cyber fraud syndicate operating at Peace Land, in the Ashaiman municipality.
Three suspected members of the syndicate were arrested, while seven Nigerian nationals who were being held captive have also been rescued by the command.
In a statement issued by the command and signed by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Dede Dzakpasu, the Head of Public Affairs, Tema Police, it was stated that the operation was carried out by the Zenu-Atadeka District Police Patrol Team on October 07, 2025, at approximately 16:00 hours.
It said the suspects, identified as Peter Okoyie, 36 years old, a computer engineer; Jolly Ezekiel, 30 years old; and Jolly Shadrack, 33 years old, were alleged to have lured their victims from Nigeria into Ghana under the pretense of offering them construction work at Tema.

The police said, upon arrival, the victims were taken to a house at Peace Land, Ashaiman, where they were confined and forced into internet fraud activities.
Investigations revealed that the victims were subjected to severe beatings and compelled to swear oaths of allegiance to their captors.
The statement indicated that those who refused to participate in the fraudulent schemes were locked in a small room measuring approximately 10 by 12 feet, deprived of food, freedom of movement, and basic hygiene for several months.
The victims said each one of them was provided with a laptop and trained to create fake romantic relationships with unsuspecting people in some foreign countries to defraud them of money.
The syndicate reportedly used over ten laptops for these operations, with senior members supervising and benefiting from the proceeds.
The command noted that during a follow-up search at the suspects’ residence, the police retrieved items including laptops, routers, mobile phones, household goods, and foodstuffs, which had been retained as exhibits to aid investigations, while the victims, who had been confined for about eight months, have since been rescued.
On October 09, 2025, the suspects were arraigned before the Ashaiman District Court, presided over by H/W Derick Parden Eshun, charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit crime, namely human trafficking and human trafficking.
Their pleas were not taken, and they were remanded into police custody to reappear on October 23, 2025.
It added that the mobile phones retrieved from the accused had been forwarded to the Cyber Crime Unit at the Police Headquarters, Accra, for forensic analysis.
The Tema Regional Police Commander assured the public that investigations were progressing steadily, and the command was also collaborating with the Ghana Immigration Service, to facilitate the safe repatriation and reintegration of the victims with their families in Nigeria.
The Command reaffirmed its commitment towards safeguarding public safety and security and urged them to promptly report any suspected human trafficking or cybercrime activities, to assist in the ongoing fight against organised criminal networks.