The Ghana Police Service’s Western Central Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) has rescued a 15-year-old Nigerian girl trafficked from Enugu State to Tarkwa for commercial sexual exploitation. The minor, now five weeks pregnant, is receiving medical and psychosocial care. Arrest and Ongoing Manhunt
On Monday, 3 November 2025, officers arrested 25-year-old Joy Ogbonna at Aboso near Tarkwa. She remains in custody and is scheduled for arraignment on charges of human trafficking and child sexual exploitation. Her accomplice, Golden Blessing (alias unknown), is at large and believed to be in Nigeria. An Interpol Red Notice is under preparation. Timeline of the Crime

• Early October 2025: Golden Blessing lured the victim from Enugu to Lagos with a fake cleaning-job offer.

• Mid-October: The girl was handed to Ogbonna, who smuggled her across the unapproved Aflao–Elubo route into Ghana.

• 24 October: Locked in a Tarkwa brothel, the victim contacted her father, Mr Ogbonno Onuigbo, via a borrowed phone.

• 3 November: A good Samaritan escorted the girl to Tarkwa Police Station; DOVVSU executed the arrest within four hours.

Medical Confirmation
A government hospital examination confirmed sexual assault injuries and a five-week pregnancy. DNA preservation protocols have been activated for future paternity proceedings. Police Statement
Superintendent Olivia Sewurah, Regional DOVVSU Coordinator, told journalists:
“Cross-border trafficking networks prey on desperation. This rescue proves that one phone call, one alert citizen, and rapid police action can break the chain. We are liaising with the Nigeria Police Force and ECOWAS anti-trafficking units to dismantle the Lagos–Tarkwa pipeline.” Broader Context
Ghana’s Human Trafficking Act 2005 (Act 694) prescribes a minimum seven-year sentence for child trafficking. In 2024, DOVVSU recorded 42 Nigerian minors rescued from the Tarkwa–Obuasi mining belt alone. Intelligence indicates traffickers now use ride-hailing apps to move victims under the guise of “domestic worker placements”. Next Steps

• Victim to be repatriated via the Ghana–Nigeria Anti-Trafficking MOU safe corridor.

• Joint raid planned with Nigerian EFCC on suspected Lagos safe houses.

• The public is urged to report suspicious job offers via the police toll-free line 191.

The Western Central Command extends gratitude to the passerby and reaffirms zero tolerance for human trafficking in the region’s mining areas.