An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a Nigerian trader, Ada Peace, to seven years’ imprisonment for human trafficking and immigration offences.
The conviction follows an intelligence-led operation by the GIS Asankragwa Sector Command that rescued two victims, aged 21 and 13, from exploitation.
Presenting the case before the Court, the prosecutor, Chief Superintendent of Immigration (CSI) John Bernard Otoo, revealed that the victims were lured from Nigeria under false promises of shop attendant jobs in Ghana.
However, they were instead forced into prostitution while the convict appropriated the proceeds.
Investigations by the GIS Anti-Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons (AHSTIP) Section established that the victims were recruited through accomplices in Nigeria, transported into Ghana, and received by the convict at a brothel in Adaase, near Asankragwa.
They were subjected to spiritual intimidation and coerced into commercial sex work to repay debts amounting to six million Nigerian Naira
According to the prosecution, Ada Peace and her accomplice, Rejoice Opara, entered Ghana illegally through unapproved border routes in July 2024 and had resided in the country without permits.
While Peace faced four charges, including human trafficking and illegal entry, Opara was fined and discharged.
