Not more than 26 young Nigerians residing in Ghana have been arrested for an alleged involvement in internet fraud.
The fraudsters, including two women were arrested in Kasoa area of the West African country based on intelligence, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ghana Police Services, Okyere Boapeh.
The police intelligence showed that some criminal activities had been going on in Iron City which is a suburb in Kasoa, Boapeh said.
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He disclosed that a team of police personnel were deployed to the area where the 26 suspects were picked up from a house.
Items recovered from the fraudsters include 31 laptops, 26 mobile phones, five machetes and substances suspected to be Indian hemp from the suspects, Deputy Police commander Amaning Oduro discloses.
He said the suspects were expected to be screened, and that those found culpable would be prosecuted by the court.
