Tricycle rider jailed for smuggling four Nigeriens into Ghana
he Denu Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old Nigerien tricycle rider, Mustapha Usman, to seven months’ imprisonment for facilitating the unlawful entry of four Nigeriens into Ghana. Usman was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for migrant smuggling and four months for causing a false representation to be made, with the sentences to run concurrently. He […]
A 32-year-old tricycle rider from Niger, Mustapha Usman, has been sentenced to seven months in prison by the Denu Circuit Court. Usman was found guilty of assisting four Nigeriens in illegally entering Ghana and for making false representations, with both sentences to be served concurrently. He appeared in court without legal representation and pleaded guilty to both charges after they were translated into his native Hausa language.
Usman was subsequently transferred to Ho Central Prison for serving his sentence. The four migrants involved in the case have been repatriated back to Niger. The prosecution informed the court that Usman, who resided in Togo, was apprehended by Ghana Immigration Service officers at the Aflao Border Beat Six Post. The migrants had agreed to pay Usman GH¢200 each to transport them from Lomé, Togo, to Kojoviakope, near the Aflao Beat Six area.
Upon arrival, Usman enlisted the help of an accomplice to facilitate the migrants' unlawful entry. The four Nigeriens were concealed within the bucket of Usman's tricycle and made to appear empty to avoid immigration checks. The prosecution further revealed that the migrants identified Usman as the tricycle owner after his capture, while the other rider fled the scene.
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