The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has caused the arrest of Nigerian bar and restaurant operator, and her son at Sokoban Wood Village, near Kumasi, Ashanti regional capital.
The arrest follows a revelation that the woman, Nkechi, also known as ‘Obolo’ and her son, Emmanuel David, otherwise known as Ndubuisi, have been using their bar as a front to traffic Nigerian girls into the country and force them into prostitution.
Two of such victims, aged 17 and 23, who were rescued have been brought to Accra to be cared for under the orders of Mrs Akufo-Addo.
Explaining their modus operandi, ASP Regina Eleanor Mintah, the Ashanti Regional Anti Human Trafficking Unit Commander, disclosed that the mother and son use social media to lure unsuspecting young Nigerian girls to Ghana with a promise of securing them decent jobs.
The rescued victims were convinced by Ndubuisi to make the trip and he paid for their travelling expenses. But upon their arrival in November 2016, Obolo and Ndubuisi failed to provide them with the decent jobs and rather forced them into prostitution and while they kept the proceeds.
After some time, the girls realized that they were being so they run away from the Sokoban Wood Village to Accra where they were lucky to meet a member of the First Lady’s security and told him their problem. When the First Lady became aware, she ordered for the arrest of the suspects to face the law and provided shelter for the girls.
The police quickly stormed the Sokoban Wood Village at dawn and arrested Ndubuisi but Obolo was nowhere to be found but the police managed to arrest her later.
The mother and son were arraigned before a Kumasi Circuit Court presided over by Ekow Mensah last week and Ndubisi remanded in prison custody for two weeks while Obolo was granted bail on health grounds to reappear in court in two weeks’ time, ASP Mintah said.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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You're indeed an example to us all.
This story has a lot of holes in it. For instance how did these just girls just "manage" to meet a member of the First Lady's security.
God bless you Ma. Thanks be to God for having you as first lady and not the greedy one who only goes for contracts and fail to execute them. Millions of dollars have passed through the hands of Mrs Mahama which she needs to account
@Kojo... Go back and read the story. She caused the arrest but not she ordered
kojo, any citizen can cause arrest of anyone committing a crime.
***barred word*** congratulating the First Lady. She has no right to order the arrest of any body. If somebody has committed a crime, it is the CID/Police that have to make investigatins and effect arrest. Becasue she is a first lady, she can have the law in her own hands. And the ***barred word*** people here a congratulating her? God have mery on Ghana.
You have done a very good job as a First Lady. May the Good Lord richly bless you.
We thank God Ghana is now in good hands.
We love you mama.You are the real corrupt-free mother who cares for all her children in Africa. Not someone we mistakenly voted for, who even wanted to take state house on top
This is real deal a mother who cares for all not only Ghanaians but people and especially women from all walks of lives. My respect and love to the First Lady not like the former who only came to steal from the tax payers !!