Operatives of the New Juaben South Municipal Police Command in Koforidua, Eastern Region of Ghana, have arrested 12 Nigerians and one Ghanaian during a special operation targeting prostitution and human trafficking.
Two more suspects were also taken into custody by the police: a bouncer who was allegedly involved in the operation and a landlord who was accused of providing shelter for the operation.
Modern Ghana reports that the arrests were made on Monday, February 10, 2026, in response to a complaint that 30-year-old Stella Godwill of Nigeria filed on February 6.
She reported to authorities that a woman named Christabel Simon Monday had transported her for prostitution from Nigeria to Ghana.
Superintendent Ransford Nsiah, the Municipal Police Commander, stated that the complainant claimed she was only able to raise 250 Ghana cedis on the day of the event, despite being obliged to fulfil a daily earnings objective of 400 cedis.
According to police, around 15 individuals, ranging in age from 15 to 31, are presently being held and will be arraigned in court following investigations. While plans are being made with the Department of Social Welfare, authorities confirmed that one of the minors has been separated for protection.
The Municipal Crime Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Augustine Kusi Asante, warned landlords against leasing out properties for unlawful purposes, pointing out that Section 277 of Ghana’s Criminal Offences Act, 1960, makes running a brothel a crime and imposes fines or jail time as punishments.
Police claimed that the suspects had broken the Act’s Sections 273, 274, and 277, which forbid human trafficking, prostitution, and brothel activities.
The involvement of kids in commercial sex activities has alarmed police, who have called on the public to share information that could assist in breaking up trafficking networks and safeguard those who are vulnerable.
According to authorities, investigations are still underway as part of larger initiatives to stop human trafficking and exploitation in the Eastern Region, where earlier investigations revealed syndicates that allegedly used promises of hospitality jobs to entice teenage girls from Nigeria before forcing them into prostitution.
THE SUN
