Ghanaian safety businesses have arrested at the least 48 Nigerians over alleged involvement in romance scams, on-line funding fraud and different cybercrime-related offences.
The arrests had been carried out throughout a coordinated safety operation in Dawhenya, inside the Ningo-Prampram constituency.
The operation got here lower than per week after Ghana deported 42 Nigerians from the Ashanti area over alleged prostitution, fraud and associated crimes.
The sooner deportations had been disclosed by Frank Amoakohene, Ashanti regional minister, in a Fb put up on December 18, 2025.
Samuel George, Ghana’s minister for communication, stated the newest arrests adopted a nighttime raid by joint safety businesses appearing on actionable cyber intelligence.
In a Fb put up on Wednesday, George stated the operation was led by the Cyber Safety Authority of Ghana in collaboration with Nationwide Safety and the Ghana Police Service.
“A nighttime operation led by the Cyber Safety Authority Ghana, in collaboration with Nationwide Safety and the Ghana Police Service, has resulted within the arrest of 48 suspected cybercrime operatives throughout a coordinated, intelligence-led operation within the Dawhenya space of the Ningo-Prampram Constituency,” he stated.
George stated preliminary interrogation confirmed that the suspects are Nigerian nationals, comprising 46 males and two females.
He stated investigations linked the suspects to romance scams, on-line funding fraud, impersonation schemes and illicit on-line gold buying and selling.
Safety operatives recovered gadgets allegedly utilized in finishing up the crimes in the course of the raid. The gadgets included 54 laptops, 39 cell phones, one Starlink web gadget and eight MTN TurboNet routers.
“The suspects are linked to a variety of cyber-related felony actions, together with romance scams, on-line funding fraud, impersonation schemes and illicit on-line gold buying and selling.
“Objects retrieved in the course of the operation included 54 laptops, 39 cell phones, one Starlink web gadget and eight MTN TurboNet routers,” George added.
He stated the suspects are at the moment in custody and shall be handed over to related authorities for additional investigation and potential prosecution beneath Ghanaian regulation.