The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) stepped up its ongoing crackdown against crime in the country, arresting more than 50 Nigerian nationals in sweeping intelligence-led operations targeting cybercrime and suspected human trafficking syndicates at McCarthy Hills, Accra.

This was contained in a statement released on Thursday by the Assistant Commissioner of Immigration and Head of Public Affairs of the GIS, M. Amoako-Atta.

According to him, the successful operation took place on Thursday, July 24, 2025, following intelligence reports that some foreign nationals were unlawfully residing in the area and may have been trafficked into the country and forced into online fraud.

“This operation follows intelligence gathered on the illegal stay of some foreign nationals in the area, some of whom were trafficked into the country and forced into cyber fraud by their facilitators,” he said.

The raid, carried out In coordination with other national security agencies, resulted in the arrest of dozens of individuals and the landlord of the property, which was believed to have been used for the alleged activities.

Mr Amoako-Atta said further investigations are ongoing, and the suspects are being screened, adding that updates will be shared as the situation develops.

The McCarthy Hills operation follows recent arrests involving cybercrime and trafficking networks operating in residential communities in Accra. In April 2025, a joint team from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Ghana Police Service, and other security agencies arrested 219 foreign nationals, including minors, during a raid at Oyarifa in the Ga East Municipality.

That operation uncovered a large-scale cyber fraud and trafficking syndicate. (The Guardian, excluding headline)