{
  "id": 4496966,
  "title": "Photos: Ghana Immigration Service removes 1,055 street beggars from Accra, Kumasi streets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/photos-ghana-immigration-service-removes-1-055-street-beggars-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T20:17:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/photos-ghana-immigration-service-removes-1055-street-beggars-from-accra-kumasi-streets/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has removed 1,055 migrant street beggars from the streets of Accra and Kumasi. According to Adom Online, the operation was intelligence-led and targeted undocumented foreign nationals, particularly West African nationals. The exercise, which took place on August 29, 2026, resulted in the arrest of 662 children, 248 women, and 145 men.\n\nThe GIS stated that the operation aimed to address concerns over street begging and human trafficking in urban centres. MyJoyOnline Ghana reported that the exercise was carried out following directives from the Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka. The operation covered several locations in Accra and Kumasi, identified as hotspots for street begging and possible exploitation.\n\nThe migrants, who were found to be in the country without valid documentation, are currently undergoing processing for repatriation to their respective countries, GBC Ghana reported. Some Ghanaian nationals were also apprehended for their alleged involvement as local facilitators for the networks. The GIS said the operation was designed to enforce immigration laws, rescue individuals who may have been trafficked or subjected to exploitation, and disrupt organised networks operating across multiple locations.",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Ghana Immigration Service removes 1,055 street beggars from the streets of Accra and Kumasi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ghana-immigration-service-removes-1-055-street-beggars-from-the",
        "published": "2026-08-30T13:41:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "GIS removes 1,055 migrant street beggars from Accra and Kumasi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/gis-removes-1-055-migrant-street-beggars-from-accra-and-kumasi",
        "published": "2026-08-30T14:51:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "GIS arrests 1,055 West Africans in crackdown on street begging in Accra, Kumasi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/gis-arrests-1-055-west-africans-in-crackdown-on-street-begging-in",
        "published": "2026-08-30T15:24:25.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}