The Cyber Security Authority – Ghana has arrested over 140 suspects, all believed to be Nigerians, in a coordinated operation targeted at organised cyber crime networks involved in Mobile Money (MoMo) fraud and business email compromise (BEC) scams.
The operation on Saturday morning was carried out in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, National Security, and the Ghana Immigration Service.
The intelligence-led operation saw officers storm Tabora and Lashibi.
About 100 suspects were arrested in Tabora, while 41 were arrested in Lashibi after the dawn exercise.
Preliminary investigations identified all the suspects as Nigerian nationals.
About 38 laptops and 150 mobile phones, suspected to have been used in the commission of cyber-enabled financial crimes, we’re retrieved.
A Ghanaian landlord who accommodated 100 of the suspects in a house, was also arrested.
They suspects are said to be involved in other cyber crimes including romance scams and sextortion.
“Forensic analysis of the seized devices is underway, and individuals found to be culpable will be processed in accordance with Ghanaian law,” a post on the official Facebook page of the Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam Nartey George,said.
“Ghana remains welcoming to all of our friends and neighbours interested in legitimate enterprise. However, if you are interested in committing a cybercrime, we will find you, arrest you, and deal with you decisively according to our laws.”