First Lady causes arrest of Nigerian woman trafficking girls into prostitution

The First Lady, Mrs Rebbecca Akufo-Addo, has rescued two girls trafficked into Ghana to engage in prostitution.

The girls, aged 17 and and 23, are being provided shelter by the First Lady.

Modus operandi

ASP Regina Eleanor Mintah, the Ashanti Regional Anti Human Trafficking Unit Commander, said Obolo and her son, use social media to lure young Nigerian girls to Ghana with a promise of securing them decent jobs.

According to her, Ndubisi managed to convince the young girls to travel to Ghana and even paid for her travelling expenses.

However, upon their arrival in November 2016, Obolo and Ndubuisi failed to provide them with the decent jobs and rather forced them into prostitution.

The young girls fled the Sokoban Wood Village when they realised they were being used for money.

Luckily for the young girls, they met one of the security personnel of the First Lady and narrated their ordeal to him for immediate assistance, according to the report.

When the First Lady was informed about the ordeal of the girls, she ordered for the arrest of the suspects to face the law and provided shelter for the girls.

ASP Mintah said her unit quickly raided the Sokoban Wood Village after they were informed of the unfortunate case by the Office of the first lady.

During the dawn raid, which took place in July, this year, Ndubisi was arrested but Obolo was nowhere to be found, the police officer noted.

She said the police later managed to arrest Obolo.

Court bail

The Circuit Court in Kumasi remanded Ndubisi into prison custody for two weeks but granted Obolo bail on health grounds to reappear in court in two weeks' time.

First Lady causes arrest of Nigerian woman trafficking girls into prostitution

The First Lady, Mrs Rebbecca Akufo-Addo, has rescued two girls trafficked into Ghana to engage in prostitution.

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