{"id":93900,"date":"2025-09-13T06:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T06:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93900"},"modified":"2025-09-13T06:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T06:04:00","slug":"39-nigerians-arrested-in-sex-trafficking-sting-which-uncovered-horrific-abuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93900","title":{"rendered":"39 Nigerians arrested in sex trafficking sting which uncovered horrific abuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 2 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>A major police operation in the Upper Denkyira West District has exposed a horrific human trafficking and exploitation ring, leading to the arrest of 39 individuals on charges of alleged prostitution and drug-related offences. <\/p>\n<p>The Central North Regional Police Command, acting on a tip-off, swooped on a location in Nipanekro near Subin, revealing a complex web of modern-day slavery and depravity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-12-at-16.16.31_d0c2d9f1.jpg\" alt=\"39 Nigerians arrested in sex trafficking sting which uncovered horrific abuses\" class=\"wp-image-10032849182\" title=\"39 Nigerians arrested in sex trafficking sting which uncovered horrific abuses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-12-at-16.16.31_d0c2d9f1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-12-at-16.16.31_d0c2d9f1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-12-at-16.16.31_d0c2d9f1-768x576.jpg 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src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Video-2025-09-12-at-16.16.25_c4226ec5.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<p>ACP Acquaye announced that they would be handed over to the Ghana Immigration Service for deportation back to their home country, Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The victims, in harrowing accounts provided to Adom News\u2019 Alfred Amoh, described a system of forced labour and unspeakable abuse orchestrated by their alleged boss, a woman known as \u201cMama Rich\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>The young women were allegedly forced to meet demanding daily revenue targets, with failure resulting in a grotesque punishment.<\/p>\n<p>In a shocking revelation, some of the victims told the reporter that \u201cMama Rich\u201d forced them to \u201ceat her faeces whenever they fail to rake in the daily revenue targets.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This daily financial quota varied, with a staggering GH\u00a21,000 target on Mondays and GH\u00a2500 on other days of the week.<\/p>\n<p>The victims also 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