No fewer than 141 Nigerian nationals have been arrested in Ghana for their alleged involvement in cyber-enabled financial crimes, including mobile money fraud and business email compromise scams.
The arrests followed a coordinated early-morning operation carried out by the Cyber Security Authority of Ghana in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, National Security, and the Ghana Immigration Service.
According to a statement issued on Saturday by Ghana’s Commissioner for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel George, the operation was conducted across key locations in Tabora and Lashibi.
The statement disclosed that 100 suspects were arrested in Tabora, while 41 others were apprehended in Lashibi, bringing the total number of arrests to 141.
Preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects were believed to be Nigerian nationals.
Law enforcement agencies also recovered 38 laptops and 150 mobile phones suspected to have been used in perpetrating cyber-related financial crimes
