Airport Immigration saves 7 trafficked girls

General News of Friday, July 19th, 2019

Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

2019-07-19

Officials from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIA) command of Kotoka International Airport (KIA) rescued a 26-year-old woman from trafficking in a Gulf state.

The lady (undisclosed name), originally from Egbazo to Nzema in Jomoro district, in the West region, was spotted crying in the boarding room by an officer who then escorted her to the immigration fraud unit for interrogation at the airport.

During the interrogation, it was discovered that she had been recruited by a certain Alberta, who then transferred her to another agent named Mina in Accra to facilitate her transportation to Gulf State.

According to her, an amount of 7,500 GHAC was billed to her, but her family was able to raise 2,200 GH ¢ with the promise to pay the balance upon her arrival in the Gulf State.

She added that her family threatened her not to return home if she refused to travel to Lebanon.

Careful checks of her pbadport revealed that she had already traveled to Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, six girls between the ages of 21 and 22, who were also scheduled to fly to Lebanon aboard Ethiopian Airlines, were intercepted and prevented from boarding. The girls, suspected of being trafficked, appeared younger than their presumed age on their pbadports.

When the girls were interviewed, they were unable to tell the purpose of the trip or their final destination. One of them finally revealed that she was going out of the country to work in a shop. The girls come from the regions of Bono, Ashanti, Northeast and Volta.

ACI Edith Penelope Arhin, Regional Commander of KIA Command of the Ghana Immigration Service, recommended to parents to be keenly interested in the welfare of their children, especially girls, as traveling to and from 39, outside the country does not guarantee their future.

Parents should be wary of people pretending to be travel agents and offering juicy to take their children abroad to improve their living conditions. There is no better job and no greener pastures. "With determination and hard work, they can succeed here in the country," said Arhin.

The irony of the Gulf issue is that most girls return home mentally derailed, sick or dead on arrival, while the harvest of human parts is increasing.

The KIA Commander also warned girls to seriously pursue their educational goals and learn a trade or apprenticeship. Parents and their girls are advised not to fall prey to human trafficking agents who seduce them with lucrative jobs in the Gulf.