The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) has rescued a Nigerian teenager trafficked to Ghana.
According to the Police, the 15-year-old Nigerian national was trafficked to Ghana and forced to engage in sex work at Tarkwa in the Western Region.
The Police, in a statement issued, revealed, medical checks show the teenager is five weeks pregnant.
The Nigerian teenager was trafficked to Ghana with the promise of Ghana, but after arrival, was subjected to abuse.
Portion of the Police statement reads, “On Monday, 3rd of November, 2025, police arrested 25-year-old Joy Ogbonna at Aboso near Tarkwa, following a report by the victim’s father, Ogbonno Onuigbo, who said his daughter went missing in the month of October 2025, in Nigeria. The victim later called him on the 24th of October 2025, revealing that she had been trafficked and abused in Ghana”.
“Police investigations indicated that one Golden Blessing, who is currently on the run, lured the victim from Enugu to Lagos under the pretext of offering her a cleaning job and later handed her over to Joy Ogbonna, who transported her to Tarkwa.
“Upon arrival, the suspect confined the victim in a room, forced her into sex work, and collected the proceeds. Through the intervention of a helpful passerby, the victim was able to contact her father, leading to her rescue. A medical report confirmed that the victim was five weeks pregnant,” the statement added.
It further added, “The suspect, Joy Ogbonna, is currently in police custody and will be arraigned before the court soon. Efforts are ongoing to arrest her accomplice, Golden Blessing, who is believed to be in Nigeria.”
Meanwhile, a Notorious Nigerian human trafficking ring leader, Chukwudi Nwachuku, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Chukwudi Nwachuku, the ring leader of the Nigerian human trafficking syndicate, have been sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labour.
He was sentenced for his role in the trafficking of ten young Nigerian girls between the ages of 15 and 18 into Ghana and forcing them into prostitution.
Her Honour Mrs Akosua Anokyewaa Adjepong presided over the proceedings at the Achimota Circuit Court.
She also ruled that the convict, Chukwudi Nwachuku, pay restitution in the sum of GH¢15,000 to each of the ten victims.
In other news, Samuel Armah, also known as Koti Nyan, a forty-year-old fisherman, has been jailed for 10 years with hard labour for defilement.
On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the case was called with the accused fisherman pleading charge and was convicted on his own plea.
The case was presided over by Her Honour Nana Aba Quiba Nunoo.
See the statement below:
Police investigations revealed that the victim was lured from Enugu to Lagos by Golden Blessing with a false job offer, then handed over to 25-year-old Joy Ogbonna, who took her to Tarkwa.
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) November 5, 2025
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