Ghana and Nigeria have forged a bolder alliance against human trafficking, pledging to dismantle cross-border criminal networks through a new Joint Task Force, real-time intelligence sharing, and synchronized victim rescue protocols.
The landmark agreement emerged from a high-level bilateral meeting in Abuja on Friday, co-chaired by COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, Director-General of Ghana’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and DIG Sadiq I. Abubakar, Nigeria’s Deputy Inspector-General of Police.
Senior officials from immigration, intelligence, and diplomatic agencies filled the room, united by a shared alarm over the surge in trafficking cases increasingly intertwined with cybercrime.
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DIG Abubakar commended COP Donkor for spearheading the initiative after a pivotal conversation at the INTERPOL Africa Regional Conference in South Africa earlier this year. “Your vision has given us the platform to act decisively,” he said. COP Donkor responded with gratitude, vowing Ghana’s full commitment to “intelligence-driven, victim-centered enforcement.”
The session closed with the signing of a formal communiqué, anchoring the partnership within ECOWAS and INTERPOL frameworks. Both nations declared an unwavering resolve to protect victims, disrupt trafficking syndicates, and sustain high-level dialogue.
“This is more than cooperation – it’s a regional lifeline,” a senior Ghanaian delegate told reporters. With trafficking routes shifting online and victim numbers climbing, the Ghana-Nigeria pact signals a new era of proactive, cross-border policing in West Africa.
