Accra, Oct 11, GNA-The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has prosecuted a 30-year-old Nigerian national, Jacob Sunday, who was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment by the Madina District Court.
His charges were unlawful entry, obstructing justice, and engaging in cybercrime activities.
A statement signed by Maud Anima Quainoo, Deputy Commissioner of Immigration and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said the prosecution Inspector Jerry Foster Segbefia, GIS officials arrested Sunday during a routine compliance operation at Kasoa Ofaakor on August 28, 2025, after he drew a cutlass and threatened them.
Investigations according to the statement revealed that Sunday had entered Ghana through an unapproved route and facilitated the illegal entry of two other Nigerian nationals, all involved in internet fraud.
“The GIS remains committed to protecting Ghana’s borders and enforcing immigration laws. We urge landlords and property owners to exercise due diligence when renting to foreign nationals, as harbouring illegal immigrants is an offence under Section 52(1)(b) of the Immigration Act, 2000 (Act 573)”.
The GIS encouraged the public to report suspicious immigration-related activities to the nearest immigration office.
GNA
Edited by George-Ramsey Benamba