28 Ghanaians, largely younger individuals, who had been victims of a complicated human trafficking community, have been rescued from Ivory Coast and repatriated.
The rescue operation was carried out in cooperation with Ivorian safety forces and officers from the Ghanaian embassy in Abidjan.
This was contained in a press launch by the Ministry of International Affairs in Accra.
The assertion mentioned the victims returned safely to Ghana and are at the moment cooperating with additional investigations.
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The Ministry praised the efficient cooperation of the Ivorian authorities in sharing info that made the operation successful.
“The federal government ensures that each one efforts are deployed to dismantle these legal networks and produce their masterminds to justice,” it mentioned in an announcement.
The report warned Ghanaians to be particularly vigilant and to not fall prey to human trafficking schemes, particularly these involving unlicensed recruitment businesses that promise abroad journey or job alternatives.
The report urged residents to confirm the legitimacy of such commercials and gives with the Ministry of International Affairs, Labor, Employment and Employment Relations, or Ghana’s diplomatic missions overseas earlier than taking motion.
“The welfare of all Ghanaians stays our prime precedence,” the assertion mentioned.
Nigeria
In a associated story, 44 Ghanaians who had been lured to Nigeria underneath the guise of alternatives associated to the QNET venture had been repatriated. The members consisted of 27 males and 17 girls.
They arrived within the nation by bus on March 20, 2026, after being rescued from a suspected human trafficking camp in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria.
A lot of the victims are reported to have left Ghana in December final yr looking for higher alternatives, however had been arrested throughout an operation by the Nigerian police earlier than being repatriated.
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Current operations have highlighted the federal government’s efforts to crack down on unlawful recruitment and pyramid schemes that lure harmless Ghanaians to different components of Africa and overseas looking for unlikely alternatives.
