Security agencies have arrested 53 Nigerian nationals and rescued 44 others following coordinated intelligence-led operations targeting suspected cybercrime centres in parts of Accra and its environs.
The operations, as announced by the Minister for Communications, Innovation and Digital Technologies, Sam George, conducted on January 16 and 17, 2026, followed intelligence gathered by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) Ghana over a 48-hour period, which identified several locations where young men were allegedly being exploited and coerced by ringleaders to engage in cybercrime activities.
The suspected centres were located at East Legon Hills, Afienya, Kwabenya, Weija and Tuba.
Acting on the intelligence, a joint team made up of operatives from National Security Operations, the Cyber Security Authority, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters and the National Police SWAT carried out simultaneous raids at the identified locations.
During the operations, nine Nigerian nationals were arrested as suspects believed to be key actors in the cybercrime activities, while 44 other Nigerian nationals, considered to be victims, were rescued. The rescued individuals were found in apartments operating laptop computers.
Searches conducted at the various locations led to the retrieval of 52 assorted mobile phones, 62 laptop computers and two pump-action guns.
In all, 53 Nigerian nationals were arrested across the five locations, with 17 picked up at Tuba, 11 at Afienya, 10 each at Kwabenya and Weija, and five at East Legon Hills.
All the arrested individuals have been profiled and handed over to the Ghana Immigration Service for further investigations.
Security authorities have cautioned foreign nationals intending to travel to Ghana to independently verify claims made by their compatriots, warning that some individuals are lured into the country under false pretences and later exploited.
According to the authorities, some individuals arrested in earlier operations have been profiled by the Ghana Immigration Service and INTERPOL and handed over to Nigerian law enforcement officials at the Seme border, while others are currently facing prosecution before Ghanaian courts.