Saturday, January 24, 2026 - The Ghana Police Service has arrested three Nigerian nationals in connection with alleged SIM box fraud at the Sakumono Ramsar Site in Accra.
The suspects, Timileyin Fakunle, 30, Begun Adedeji, 3, and
Olamide Roheemot, 28, were arrested on Friday, January 23, 2026.
The operation, carried out by the Accra Regional Police
Command, targeted a syndicate using SIM box equipment to illegally route
international calls as local ones, bypassing telecom charges and causing
revenue losses to mobile networks.
Police recovered items including SIM box machines capable of
handling hundreds of SIM cards, VoIP gateway devices, numerous registered and
unregistered SIM cards from Ghanaian networks, laptops, routers, high-gain
antennas, and backup power systems.
The crackdown is ongoing, with a manhunt underway for three
additional suspects who remain at large: Mike, Kpalumi, and a Chinese national
identified as Tomy (believed to be a key financier and provider of the
sophisticated hardware).
This arrest is part of intensified efforts by the Ghana
Police Service, in collaboration with relevant authorities, to combat
telecom-related fraud and cyber-enabled crimes in the country.
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