Big gbege land for Ghana on Thursday, March 12, 2026, as security agencies bundle twelve Nigerians inside police motor over serious cybercrime and human trafficking allegations. The operation no be small thing o — na joint teamwork between the Ghana Police Service Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team, the CID Surveillance Unit and the Ghana Immigration Service.
According to report, the operation happen under the leadership of DSP Malaika Jibril Alhassan and Superintendent Francis Baidoo, wey carry their officers go raid one suspected cybercrime base. As dem burst enter the place, dem quickly round up twelve Nigerians suspects wey security people say don dey run different online scams.
Inside the house wey dem raid, officers recover twenty-five laptops and seven mobile phones. Police talk say na those gadgets the Nigerians suspects dey use run plenty online “business” — the kind business wey no dey appear for bank loan application form.
Nigerians Suspects Try Use Dog Do Security — But Police No Shake
As security operatives dey try make arrest, the suspects allegedly try use style delay the operation. Dem release German Shepherd dogs make the animals chase the officers. But according to authorities, that plan no really work because reinforcement quickly show face.
The police officers stand their ground like action movie characters. With backup arriving fast-fast, dem manage control the dogs and continue the operation without allowing anybody escape.
By the time dust settle, all twelve suspects don land inside police custody. The attempted dog-style defence later become small comedy talk among officers, because as one source talk am jokingly, “Yahoo boys try use dog do firewall but police still bypass the system.”
Different Online Scams Wey Investigators Say D Nigerians Run
Preliminary investigation from the Ghana Police Service show say the suspects allegedly dey involved in several online crimes. These include internet fraud, identity theft, phishing scams, mobile money fraud and cyber extortion — the full package of digital wahala.
Authorities also say some of the suspects allegedly engage in credit card fraud, ATM scams and electronic document forgery. On top all these, investigators dey also look into allegations of human trafficking linked to the group.
Police say these offences break several Ghana laws including the Cybersecurity Act 2020 (Ghana), Electronic Transactions Act 2008 (Ghana), Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Ghana), and the Data Protection Act 2012 (Ghana).
For now, investigations still dey continue and authorities say more details go soon come out. But one thing clear — this particular “online hustle” don finally log out as Ghana security agencies press the shutdown button.
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