Lagos Police Foil Ghana-Bound Child Trafficking Move

An operation by the Lagos State Police Command has disrupted a suspected cross-border human trafficking route, preventing the movement of young Nigerian women to Ghana for prostitution.

Police said the breakthrough began on August 13 when operatives from the Ilemba Hausa Division stopped a commercial motorcyclist, Mustapha Abubakar, who was allegedly transporting a 15-year-old girl for onward travel out of the country.

The case was handed over to the Command’s Special Squad I, which launched targeted raids based on intelligence. Within days, three more suspects — 54-year-old Charles Chima, 36-year-old Emmanuel Nwaka, and 21-year-old Princess John — were arrested in different parts of Lagos.
Investigations uncovered a wider trafficking network, leading to the rescue of ten additional victims, aged 21 to 29. All are now receiving protective care while arrangements are made to reunite them with their families.

According to police spokesperson CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspects are believed to be part of an organised ring recruiting young women in Nigeria for exploitation in Ghana. They remain in custody as inquiries continue.

Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, described the intervention as a “swift and decisive” move against human trafficking, urging residents to report suspicious activities involving vulnerable persons.

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