A piece of viral news fast gaining attention on the micro-blogging platform Twitter has it that, 49 Nigerians have been arrested by the Economic and Organized Crime office in Accra Ghana fit alleged human trafficking and cybercrime. The Economic and Organized Crimes Office released an official press release statement confirming the news. Read the details of the statement below;
PRESS RELEASE
THE MEDIA
EOCO NABS A HUMAN TRAFFICKING SYNDICATE IN ACCRA
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (ECO) in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service arrested forty-nine (49) Nigerian nationals in Accra on Tuesday, 2°4 May 2023. The suspects were made up of forty-seven (47) males and two (2) females with ages ranging from 18 - 34 years, The said individuals were suspected to have been involved in human trafficking and cyber-crime-related activities. In all, seventy (70) laptop computers, two (2) saloon cars, fifty-one (51) mobile phones, nine (9) internet modems, and other gadgets were recovered from their hideout during the operation.
Following the arrest and subsequent screening of the suspects, it came to light that forty-five (45) of the individuals were victims of human trafficking whilst four (4) were the traffickers. The rescued victims have been repatriated to Nigeria to reunite with their families while the four (4) traffickers namely: Godstine Omoruyi, Junio: Nosa Omoruyi, Marvelous Omoruyi and
Evbuomwandown has been arraigned before the court. Their arrest followed intelligence obtained by the Office to the effect that some young Nigerians had been trafficked into the country. The said victims were lured into the country with the promise of securing their jobs but were subsequently forced to engage in cybercrime activities upon their arrival in the country. The traffickers also resorted to various forms of physical torture and abuse to coerce their victims into subjection.
Note to Editor
About EOCO
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is a specialized agency established by the EOCO Act 2010 (Act 804) to monitor and investigate economic and organized crime and on the authority of the Attorney General prosecuted these offenses to recover the proceeds of crime. As part of the functions of the Office, it cooperates with relevant foreign or international agencies in furtherance of its objectives.
After the statement, netizens applauded the Economic and Organized Crime Office for their tremendous work in exposing these wicked foreigners.
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