An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a Nigerian food vendor, Gift Chinyere Aminu, into police custody for allegedly trafficking two women from Togo to Ghana and forcing them into prostitution.
Aminu faces charges of conspiracy to commit crime (human trafficking) and two counts of human trafficking. She has pleaded not guilty. Her alleged accomplices, identified only as Jennifer and Blessing, are currently at large.
Presiding Judge Mrs. Sususa Eduful denied Aminu bail, citing that she lives in a kiosk at Kwame Nkrumah Circle and does not have a fixed address—raising fears that she might abscond if granted bail.
According to the prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Issah Achiburi, the case was reported to the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on October 30, 2025.
One of the victims reportedly contacted a fellow Nigerian in Accra to report that they had been trafficked from Togo by Aminu and were being forced into prostitution.
During interrogation, Aminu admitted knowing the victims but claimed they had already been sex workers in Togo and had paid for their own transport to Ghana.
Investigations, however, revealed that Aminu received the victims from her accomplices, managed their prostitution activities, collected their earnings, and sent the proceeds to others involved in the operation.
The prosecution further disclosed that Aminu took the victims to a shrine, where she allegedly compelled them to swear an oath—that they would go mad if they escaped or withheld any money.
Following a police crackdown in Togo, Aminu is said to have relocated to Ghana, continuing the exploitation of the victims at Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
While in Ghana, one of the victims became pregnant, and Aminu allegedly gave her medication to terminate the pregnancy. Investigations also revealed that Aminu collected ₦300,000 and ₦250,000 from the two victims, respectively.
The court has ordered the prosecution to file disclosures and adjourned the case to November 19, 2025, for a Case Management Conference.
