Abike Dabiri-Erewa Commends Ghanaian Court for Jailing Nigerian Human Trafficker Chukwudi Nwachukwu

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has praised a Ghanaian court for sentencing a Nigerian national, Chukwudi Nwachukwu, to 10 years in prison for human trafficking.

In a statement dated October 31 and signed by NiDCOM spokesperson Gabriel Odu, Dabiri-Erewa commended the Ghana Achimota Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Mrs. Akosua Anokyewaa Adjepong, for the conviction. The court sentenced Nwachukwu to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour after months of intensive investigation and surveillance.

The statement, shared by Dabiri-Erewa on X, recalled her role in the rescue of 10 Nigerian girls from Ghana earlier in the year.

“It will be recalled that early this year, 10 girls were rescued by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Ghana chapter, led by its board chairman, Chief Callistus Elozieuwa, in collaboration with the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana and Ghanaian security agencies,” the statement read.

The rescued victims were later repatriated to Nigeria through the efforts of NiDCOM, the Imo State Government—represented by Deputy Speaker Hon. Amara Chyna Iwuanyanwu—and other stakeholders.

Dabiri-Erewa urged parents and guardians to be more vigilant about the safety and activities of their children, stressing that human traffickers would be prosecuted regardless of how long it takes.

She reiterated her previous stance that human traffickers are “worse than drug barons” and called for their public exposure and prosecution.

Last week, Peoples Gazette reported that Nwachukwu was convicted for trafficking his sister and nine other Nigerian women to Ghana for prostitution.

According to Ghanaian police investigations, Nwachukwu forced the victims to take oaths, seized their travel documents, and exploited them financially while keeping them under strict control.

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