Nigerian Police Rescues 46 Ghanaians From Human Trafficking Syndicate, Arrests Seven Suspects

The arrests were made in a coordinated operation based on a message received from INTERPOL NCB Accra, which has successfully rescued thirty-one (31) victims who had been trafficked from Ghana to Nigeria under the pretense of securing employment opportunities in Europe.

The police further revealed the operations were being carried out under the QNET network, a pyramid scheme where most people lose money while a few at the top benefit. Fraudsters posing as QNET agents are said to have lured people with fake job offers across Africa, sometimes tied to human trafficking or forced labor.

“In August 2024, one Samuel Dankwah Opoku, a Ghanaian national, was deceived by one George Tenkron, who falsely assured him of employment in Spain. Opoku was directed to travel to Nigeria, where he became ensnared in QNET’s fraudulent schemes.

“It was further uncovered that the victim had paid Thirty Thousand Ghanaian Cedis (GHC 30,000) to one Attah Amankwaah, a Ghanaian residing in Nigeria and a known member of the QNET network. This syndicate specializes in manipulating and confining individuals into exploitative online marketing scams under duress and false obligations.” The police statement read.