Comptroller-General of Immigration, Samuel Basintale Amadu, has warned foreign nationals in Ghana to comply with the country’s immigration and criminal laws after 105 foreign nationals rescued from suspected human trafficking operations in Asankragwa in the Western North Region were repatriated.

The intelligence-led operation was carried out by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) on May 20, 2026, targeting premises suspected of housing victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

A total of 112 individuals, all female and aged between 12 and 38, were initially rescued.

“The group comprised 110 Nigerians, one Beninese, and one Cameroonian, with some of the victims reportedly as young as 12 years old,” the GIS indicated.

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The operation was led by the Asankragwa Sector Command under Assistant Commissioner of Immigration Kwabena Adjei.

“The rescued individuals were transferred to a holding centre in the Greater Accra Region, where the GIS Anti-Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons (AHSTIP) Unit conducted further investigations,” the report stated.

Further investigations by the AHSTIP Unit confirmed that 105 of the rescued individuals were victims of human trafficking, while seven persons were identified as suspects and remain under investigation, with possible prosecution expected.

Working with relevant embassies and community representatives, the GIS facilitated the safe return of the confirmed victims to their home countries.

Amadu used the occasion to reaffirm the Service’s commitment to combating human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and other transnational crimes, while cautioning foreign nationals to obey Ghana’s laws.

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