Seven fishermen who were reported missing on October 18, 2026, have been rescued in Benin’s territorial waters, the Western Regional Marine Police Command has confirmed.
The fishermen were rescued by local fishermen at about 10 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, according to a press release issued by the Western Regional Police Command on Thursday, October 22.
The rescued fishermen have been identified as Kofi Emmanuel, 32; Uncle Amoah, 45; Kwamena Nkum, 29; Kofi Aboagye, 36; Doboa, 35; Agya Badu, 42; and Kwamena Akyem, 40.
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The Western Regional Marine Police Command said coordination was ongoing between the Marine Police Command, the Ghana Navy and their counterparts in Benin and Togo to facilitate the fishermen’s safe repatriation to Ghana.
The Command assured the public that further updates would be communicated as efforts to bring the fishermen back to the country continued.
The circumstances surrounding the fishermen’s disappearance and their rescue were not detailed in the statement.
