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Nigeria receives 105 people rescued in Ghana operation
Nigerian authorities have received 105 Nigerians who were rescued in Ghana during an operation targeting cybercrime syndicates.
Ghanaian authorities rescued 119 people in total, and 14 are still being processed.
The operation was coordinated by Nigeria’s Office of the National Security Adviser after contact from Ghana’s Cyber Security Authority.
NAPTIP, Nigeria’s anti-trafficking agency, said it had received the returnees on behalf of the government.
It has not said whether any of them were trafficked or forced to take part in cybercrime.
NAPTIP plans to assess each person’s circumstances and arrange support and reintegration.
The operation involved Nigerian and Ghanaian agencies, as well as the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency.
Nigeria has received 105 people repatriated after Ghanaian authorities rescued them in an operation against cybercrime syndicates.
The operation was coordinated by Nigeria’s Office of the National Security Adviser after contact from Ghana’s Cyber Security Authority.
Ghanaian authorities rescued 119 Nigerians, and 14 are still undergoing processing.
NAPTIP Director-General Binta Bello received the returnees, who are to undergo profiling and reintegration procedures.
NAPTIP said it had not specified whether any returnees were trafficking victims or had been compelled to take part in cybercrime.
- Who
- NAPTIP received 105 Nigerians rescued in Ghana.
- What
- They were repatriated to Nigeria after an operation against cybercrime syndicates.
- When
- The agency announced the return on Monday; the article was published on 12 October 2026.
- Where
- The operation took place in Ghana, and the returnees arrived in Nigeria.
- Why
- Ghanaian authorities conducted an operation against cybercrime syndicates after contact with Ghana’s Cyber Security Authority.
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Ghana’s Cyber Security Authority contacted Nigeria’s Office of the National Security Adviser.
Ghanaian authorities rescued 119 Nigerians in an operation against cybercrime syndicates.
105 people had been repatriated to Nigeria, while 14 were still being processed.
NAPTIP Director-General Binta Bello received the returnees on behalf of the Nigerian government.
- Rescued
- 119 Nigerians
- Repatriated
- 105 people
- Still processing
- 14 people
- Operation location
- Ghana
- Receiving agency
- National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)
- Published
- 12 October 2026
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