The Ghana Police Service in the Eastern Region has arrested 15 persons, including 12 Nigerian nationals and a 15-year-old minor, over alleged involvement in human trafficking, operating a brothel and prostitution in Koforidua.
Among those arrested is a landlord accused of permitting the illegal activities to take place on his property.
The arrests followed a complaint lodged on Thursday, February 6, 2026, by a 30-year-old Nigerian commercial sex worker resident in Nsukwao, Koforidua.
Addressing the media, the New Juaben South Municipal Police Commander, Superintendent Ransford Nsiah, disclosed that the complainant accused her alleged mistress, identified as Christabel Simon Mobday, of trafficking her from Nigeria to Ghana for prostitution.
According to the police, the victim told investigators she had been instructed to make GH¢400 from prostitution but was only able to raise GH¢250. Her mistress and an alleged accomplice, Simon Kwarteng, reportedly rejected the amount and assaulted her for failing to meet the target.
Superintendent Nsiah said Christabel Simon Mobday was subsequently arrested at Debiasem, a suburb of New Juaben, following police investigations.
During a follow-up operation, officers uncovered a brothel allegedly being operated on a property owned by one Omari Gyamfi.
Twelve Nigerian females, including a 15-year-old minor, were found on the premises and are suspected to have been engaged in prostitution.
ASP Augustine Kusi Asante, Crime Officer for New Juaben South Municipality, stressed that it is a criminal offence under Ghanaian law for minors to engage in prostitution.
He further warned landlords within the municipality against renting out their properties for illegal activities, including prostitution.
Police have urged members of the public to report suspected cases of human trafficking, child abuse and related offences to the nearest police station, as investigations continue.
