The Winneba District Police Command in collaboration with the Central Region Anti- Human Trafficking Unit has rescued 39 victims and arrested 2 suspects all Nigerians at Gomoa Pomadze for human trafficking and kidnapping.
On Sunday 12th July 2020 at 11:00 am, upon information received from an informant, the Winneba District Police Commander dispatched a Police Patrol team to Gomoa Pomadze where they met 3 Ghanaians in the company of Charles Ikorohk aged 21, a Nigerian.
Charles Ikorohk told the team on their arrival during an interview that he arrived into the country from Nigeria on 22 January 2020 to visit a friend but could not trace him and later got stranded.
According to him, he met one Uzo at the Kwame Nkrumah interchange area in Accra who later introduced him to Arisuezo also a Nigerian. He said Arisuezo transported him to Winneba and kept him in a walled house together with other young men who were all Nigerians.
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He indicated that they were locked up in the room, prevented from leaving the compound and subjected to other inhumane treatment as their captives use them to perpetuate Cyber-crime activities.
Charles Ikorohk said he managed to escape on Sunday 12th July 2020 about 0800 hrs when he had been asked to weed the compound of the house while their supervisors had gone out with one of the victims to a Mobile money vendor to withdraw cash fraudulently received.
The District Command was informed and immediately led the team to a house also located at Pomadze where all 39 victims all Nigerians in their twenties were rescued.
According to a police report, 36 laptops were also retrieved from the house. Two suspects namely Paul Okafor and Duru Favour all Nigerians have been arrested and detained to assist with Police investigations.
Whilst the owner of the house is on police enquiry bail, the 39 victims have been handed over to the Central Regional Anti Human trafficking Unit and are currently kept at a Shelter centre.
Investigations are currently ongoing to arrest Michael Arisuezo and his other accomplices.
The police want anyone with information on the whereabouts of Michael Arisuezo to contact the nearest Police station or call 18555.
Source: ATLFMNEWS
