Hard truths.
The arrests are part of a coordinated effort across 16 African nations to dismantle the networks behind high-yield investment schemes, mobile money fraud, and fraudulent mobile loan platforms.
The six-month campaign brought together investigators from 17 countries, targeting violent criminals, drug traffickers, and organised crime networks through real-time intelligence sharing and joint investigatio...
The operation, which ran from October 27 to November 27, targeted three of the most prevalent cybercrime threats on the continent: business email compromise (BEC), digital extortion and ransomware.
Authorities say more than 1,400 victims in Ghana, Kenya, Angola and other countries were identified, with financial losses estimated at nearly $2.8 million (Sh361.7 million)
The operation, co-ordinated by Interpol and funded by the UK, targeted criminal networks using social media and digital platforms to extract money from victims in romance scams
Amin stressed that no single country could counter these modern challenges alone.
The operation began in late 2024 when Spanish police, during online surveillance, uncovered messaging groups involved in sharing images of child sexual abuse.
This development follows Ghanaian prosecutors officially naming Ofori-Atta as a wanted individual and fugitive after he remained outside the country amid investigations into several corruption allegations linke...