Anti-Human Trafficking Unit

Also known as: Anti-Human Trafficking Unit at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters, Accra · AHTU

Ghana Police Service unit that rescued 33 girls and women from trafficking and sexual exploitation in August 2026, with support from Challenging Heights.

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November 2026
3 NovJoy Online
… It brought together senior personnel from the two security agencies, including officers from the CID’s Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, Interpol, Cybersecurity, Financial Crime and Legal units. …
IGNITE, brAInify train 50 police and immigration officers in AI
September 2026
7 SeptJoy Online
… od Iheme, was a Nigerian resident in Accra.‎‎ ‎He said Aminu, a Nigerian, resided at Kwame Nkrumah Circle Railways with two other women, Jennifer and Blessing, who are also Nigerians and currently at large.‎‎ ‎ASP Achiburi said on October 31, 2025, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit …
‎Food vendor jailed seven years over human trafficking, prostitution‎
August 2026
31 AugJoy Online
Challenging Heights has rescued twenty-five (25) trafficked children, aged between six and fourteen years, from forced labour on Lake Volta in a weekend operation conducted in collaboration with the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police Service and the Department of Soc …
Challenging Heights rescues 25 trafficked children from Lake Volta in weekend operation
13 AugThe Chronicle
… Tanihu commended the Volta Regional Police Command, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, the Department of Social Welfare and the Office of the Attorney-General for what he described as their professionalism throughout the investigations. …
Alleged trafficked children were going on vacation – Ada West DCE
10 AugJoy Online
… The operation was led by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Ghana Police Service, with support from child rights organisation Challenging Heights. …
33 girls rescued from trafficking, forced to pay up to GH¢20,000 for freedom
July 2026
22 JulJoy Online
… The future of our country depends on the choices we make today to safeguard the well-being and potential of the next generation. ********* By Detective Chief Inspector Emmanuel Gyamfi Yeboah Station Officer, Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, Criminal Investigations Department (CID) He …
Ghanaian Youth Under Siege: The growing threat of online network marketing schemes to national development, public health, and security
22 JulThe Chronicle
… A third operation, carried out on July 12, 2026 by the CID Cybercrime Unit, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit and the CID Headquarters Operations Unit, led to the arrest of five Nigerian nationals at Kwabenya, in Accra. …
Police Arrest 26 Nigerians in Human Trafficking, Cybercrime Crackdown
21 JulJoy Online
… The operation, conducted on July 12, 2026, involved personnel from the Cybercrime Unit, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit and the CID Headquarters Operations Unit. …
Five suspects arrested for alleged human trafficking in Kwabenya, 18 victims rescued
21 JulJoy Online
… Author’s Note Detective Chief Inspector Emmanuel Gyamfi Yeboah is the Station Officer of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters, Accra, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) student at Ensign Global University. …
Ghanaian Youth under siege: The growing threat of online network marketing schemes
April 2026
27 AprJoy Online
Challenging Heights, in collaboration with the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police Service, has supported the rescue of forty-two (42) victims of human trafficking, in the Western North Region of Ghana. …
Challenging Heights partners Ghana police to rescues 42 girls from human trafficking

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IGNITE, brAInify train 50 police and immigration officers in AI

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Fifty officers from Ghana Police Service's Criminal Investigations Department and Ghana Immigration Service received specialised training in artificial intelligence for criminal investigations and intelligence gathering on October 29, 2026. The programme, organised by IGNITE Social Enterprise and brAInify, covered practical applications including case file management, financial analysis, synthetic media detection, and intelligence reporting.

3 November 2026 · Joy Online →

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IGNITE, brAInify train 50 police and immigration officers in AI
Fifty officers from Ghana Police Service's Criminal Investigations Department and Ghana Immigration Service received specialised training in artificial intelligence for criminal investigations and intelligence gathering on October 29, 2026. The programme, organised by IGNITE Social Enterprise and brAInify, covered practical applications including case file management, financial analysis, synthetic media detection, and intelligence reporting.
3 November 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 7 September

Food vendor sentenced seven years for human trafficking
Accra Circuit Court Four has sentenced Gift Chinyere Aminu, 36, to seven years' imprisonment in hard labour for human trafficking and prostitution. The court heard that Aminu brought victims from Togo to Ghana and forced them into prostitution, subjecting them to severe beatings when they failed to comply.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 31 August

Challenging Heights rescues 25 trafficked children from Lake Volta
The NGO Challenging Heights rescued 25 trafficked children aged 6–14 from forced labour on Lake Volta in a weekend operation with Ghana Police and the Department of Social Welfare. The children, comprising 18 boys and 7 girls from Bono East and Northern Regions, are receiving medical care and psychosocial support at the Challenging Heights Recovery Centre.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 13 August

Ada West DCE says intercepted children were vacationing with parents
The West Ada District Chief Executive said a group of school children intercepted by security agencies in the Volta Region were travelling to spend vacation with their parents, not victims of trafficking as initially reported. The children, who live with extended family to attend school, were heading to reunite with parents working in fishing and farming communities along the Volta Lake.
13 August 2026 · The Chronicle →

Monday 10 August

Thirty-three trafficking victims rescued, some forced to pay GH¢20,000
Ghana's Anti-Human Trafficking Unit rescued 33 girls and young women from trafficking and sexual exploitation in a weekend operation; survivors reported being forced to pay up to GH¢20,000 for their freedom. The operation, supported by child rights organisation Challenging Heights, revealed signs of an organised commercial trafficking network involving recruitment, transportation, and financial targets.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 22 July

Online network marketing schemes threaten Ghanaian youth
International online network marketing schemes are increasingly targeting Ghanaian youth with promises of quick wealth and financial independence, raising concerns about recruitment methods, public health risks from overcrowded living conditions, and threats to national development and security.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Police arrest 26 Nigerians in trafficking and cybercrime operations
The Ghana Police Service arrested 26 Nigerian nationals in intelligence-led operations between July 3 and 15, 2026, targeting human trafficking and cybercrime syndicates, rescuing 33 victims and recovering electronic devices used in cyber-enabled fraud. Police also arrested two suspects in the Ashanti Region for alleged illegal firearms and ammunition trafficking.
22 July 2026 · The Chronicle →

Tuesday 21 July

Five arrested for human trafficking, cybercrime in Kwabenya
Ghana Police arrested five suspects following an intelligence-led operation at Kwabenya on July 12, 2026, rescuing 18 victims allegedly trafficked for cybercrime. Officers recovered 52 mobile phones and internet devices from a residential property where the trafficking occurred.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Online network marketing schemes targeting Ghanaian youth
International online network marketing schemes are increasingly attracting Ghanaian youth with promises of quick wealth and financial independence, but concerns have emerged regarding recruitment methods targeting vulnerable and unemployed youth. Recent observations in municipalities and towns across Ghana revealed overcrowded living conditions among participants, presenting significant public health risks.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 27 April

NGO, Ghana Police rescue 42 trafficking victims in Western North
Challenging Heights and the Ghana Police Service's Anti-Human Trafficking Unit rescued 42 victims of human trafficking in the Western North Region; 36 have been admitted to a rehabilitation centre. The victims, aged 13–17 and mostly from Nigerian states, were lured into Ghana with false employment promises and subjected to sexual exploitation, daily financial targets, and severe abuse.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →