According to Ghanaian journalist, Jacob Kubi, the Deputy Police commander, Amaning Oduro said they raided three houses and arrested the Nigerians numbering 26 with two being females, following an intelligence they received.
The Ghana Police have arrested 26 Nigerians for allegedly
engaging in online fraud.
According to Ghanaian journalist, Jacob Kubi, the Deputy Police commander,
Amaning Oduro said they raided three houses and arrested the Nigerians
numbering 26 with two being females, following an intelligence they
received.
“The police said they retrieved 31 laptops, 26 mobile
phones, five machetes and substances suspected to be Indian hemp from the
suspects. The suspects are expected to be screened, and those found culpable
would be processed to court,” he said.
“Central East Police Commander, DCOP Okyere Boapeah,
added that Kasoa is gaining notoriety as a result of the activities of some
Nigerians.
“DCOP Boapeah also said Ghanaian landlords should not
hesitate in reporting would-be Nigerian tenants to immigration officials before
renting out to them.”
Some Nigerians have recently accused the Ghanaian
authorities of harassment.
They asked the Nigerian government to look into the
treatment of Nigerians in Ghana over police harassment and extortion in the
country.
“My apartment has been raided by the Ghana Police four
times in less than a year. Whatever reason you think for this. It’s worse! The
apartment used to be occupied by some Nigerian men who were tired of being
harassed by the police,” a Nigerian posted on Facebook earlier in the month.
“So many Nigerians in Ghana suffer constant harassment by
the police. The harassment has gone on for too long that some are tired. Yes,
some Nigerians are tired of being targeted, stopped, arrested by the police in
Ghana.
“Raiding apartments where Nigerians live has become a
lucrative business for the police in Ghana. Police officers extort thousands of
Cedis from Nigerians, then let them go and later return to raid and extort
money from them again. Nigerians have become easy preys for the Ghana police.
Nigerians have become a cash cow for Ghanaian authorities.”
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