16 Nigerians deported from Ghana for engaging in cybercrime

The Ghanaian authorities expelled sixteen young Nigerians for committing cybercrime.

It was discovered that the 16 young men were taken into custody in Ghana after agents with the Ghana Economic and Financial Crime department raided their homes.

The returnees claimed they were detained by Ghanaian immigration agents who invaded their home and deported to the country when they were met by immigration officers under the command of the Comptroller, Seme Boarder Command, Chukwuemeka Dika.

According to one of the deportees, a 19-year-old, boy from Anambra state who alleged that his parents are late, “it was my friend who connected me to another of his friend that brought me to Ghana.

He promised to help me secure a job for me as a mechanic and when I make money; I will go back to my country.”

The 16 deportees who were harvested and brought back to the United States from Ghana have been accused of engaging in cybercrime, according to Comptroller, Seme Boarder Command Dr. Chukwuemeka Dike, who was speaking about the unfortunate situation.

The preliminary inquiry, according to Dike, "has shown that some of them were enticed into such criminal acts, but others went with the attitude of 'get rich quick' mentality that the youths are currently acquiring.

“Some of them are victims, in the sense that they were deceived in the process. Unfortunately, when they get there they are exposed to something different, and they don’t get the actual bargain they were given when leaving the chores of the country.

“Investigation also revealed that they left the country through illegal routes, through the sea, and went into some west African countries, most of them travelled without genuine travel documents.

“So when they got to Ghana they became prey to the authorities, it was easy for the authorities to deport them.”

"The deportees were handed over to the Nigerian Immigration Service based on the agency's partnership and synergy with other embassies and high commissions all over West Africa community,” he added.

However, he urged Nigerians leaving the nation to obtain proper travel permits and have reliable sources of income.

"The minimum is an ETC, which is an (ECOWAS Travel Certificate). The ETC will make it legitimate for you to cross the borders, from the shores of Nigeria to other countries.”

“Those who are victims will be handed over to National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP while those of them who in the process incriminated themselves will be made to answer,” he noted.

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