Thirty-three Ghanaians, including 12 women, have been rounded up at a reported camp in Anyigba in the Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria, following concerns that they may have been lured into a scheme promising travel to the United Kingdom.
The group was reportedly intercepted during a raid by a special team from Ghana after relatives raised concerns over repeated demands for additional money from some of those who had travelled to Nigeria.
According to information gathered, some of the Ghanaians had sold businesses and parted with significant sums of money after being led to believe that their stay in Nigeria was part of a process to secure travel to Europe.
Some members of the group reportedly claimed to have paid as much as GH¢300,000 in the hope of travelling to the United Kingdom.
However, the Ghanaians have denied that they were being prepared for illegal migration, insisting that they were in Nigeria to participate in network marketing.
The group was found at one of six reported camps in the Anyigba area, where they had reportedly been staying.
The circumstances surrounding their travel to Nigeria and the activities at the camp remain subject to further investigation.
The development has raised concerns about the methods used to recruit Ghanaians with promises of opportunities abroad, particularly where large sums of money are demanded from prospective travellers.
A report by GHOne TV’s Peter Quao Adattor provides further details on the operation and the accounts of some of those rounded up.
