A Nigerian Gym Instructor, Uma-Omo Ojugo, who is accused of trafficking five Nigerians to Ghana to engage in internet trading has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.
Mr. Ujogo, who was charged with human trafficking, pleaded not guilty.
The Court presided over by Mrs. Sedinam Awo Balokah admitted Ojugo to bail in the sum of GH₵300,000 with three sureties one to be justified.
The Court also ordered the accused person, who is also a businessman to deposit his passport at the Court’s Registry.
He is also to report to the case investigator between 09:00am and 4:00pm daily.
This was after his counsel, Mr. Nathaniel Quansah, had prayed for bail saying the accused is married to a Ghanaian and is willing to appear before the court any time the court directed.
Mr. Quansah opposed to the facts saying his client never recruited the five victims (name withheld) to Ghana, adding that the victims came to Ghana on their own.
The matter has been adjourned to July 21 for Case Management Conference.
Prosecuting Chief Inspector Lanyo narrated that the complainant, Isaac Kwarteng is a real estate agent and resided at East Legon, Accra while the accused resided at Adjiriganor.
Chief Inspector Lanyo said on June 14, this year, at about 08:00am two Nigerian boys came to the complainant’s house and asked him to give them a phone so they could call their mothers in Nigeria.
When the complainant asked the victims why they wanted to make the call, they informed the complainant that they were recruited from Nigeria by the accused person. They said been Mr. Ujogo has bee exploiting them “in labour to wit internet trading.”
The prosecution said the complainant quickly called for assistance and took the victims to the East Legon Police Station.
It said investigations led to the arrest of the accused person at his residence and nine laptops were retrieved.
According to the prosecution, the victims confirmed that the laptops were given to them by the accused to browse on the internet for clients.
It said during investigations the accused admitted the offence.
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