In a press release dated November 5, 2025, the police stated that the rescue operation was carried out by the Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU).

According to the police, the breakthrough came after the victim’s father, Ogbonno Onuigbo, reported his daughter missing in Nigeria in October 2025. He later received a call from his distressed daughter on October 24, 2025, during which she revealed she had been trafficked to Ghana and was being abused.

This report triggered a police investigation that led to the arrest of 25-year-old Joy Ogbonna at Aboso, near Tarkwa, on Monday, November 3, 2025.

Police findings outline a harrowing sequence of events. The investigation indicates that the victim was initially lured from Enugu, Nigeria, to Lagos by a woman identified as Golden Blessing, who is currently at large.

The suspect allegedly promised the teenager a cleaning job. Instead, she was handed over to Joy Ogbonna, who transported her to Tarkwa in Ghana.

Upon arrival, the victim was confined to a room, coerced into sex work, and all the money she earned was taken from her by the suspect.

The victim’s ordeal only ended after an intervention of a helpful passerby, who enabled her to contact her father. This crucial act led directly to her rescue by the police.

A medical examination following her rescue confirmed that the victim is five weeks pregnant.

The suspect, Joy Ogbonna, is currently in police custody and is expected to be arraigned before the court soon. The police have also intensified efforts to arrest her accomplice, Golden Blessing, who is believed to have fled to Nigeria.

The Western Central Regional Police Command, in its statement, commended the public for their support and timely intervention. The command reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to combating human trafficking and protecting vulnerable persons from all forms of exploitation.

The headmaster, Isaac Okyere, is accused of impregnating the 17-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate.

It was gathered that after the alleged offence, the headmaster allegedly facilitated the abortion of the pregnancy.

It was also revealed that the headmaster, popularly called ‘Sir Ike’, tried to cover up the incident by convincing a male former student, Patrick Gyebi, to claim responsibility for the pregnancy.

Almighty FM gathered that even though the boy initially agreed to accept the deal, he later rescinded his decision.

Speaking to journalists, the 17-year-old girl said last Saturday, she was not feeling well and therefore informed her mother.

“My mother gave me money to go to the hospital. I was taken through a pregnancy test and it was positive,” she disclosed.

She added, “I went straight to Sir Ike’s house and informed him. He then took me to a pharmacy shop in Takoradi and asked me to wait somewhere.”

She indicated that the headmaster later came out and took her back to his house.

“There he gave me some drugs to swallow and insert some into my private part. He then told me to go home and not to inform my mother of what happened,” she narrated.

The girl disclosed that her mother was furious when she got home.

“I could not talk and my mother realised there was something wrong. She asked me and I could not tell her.

“Later, my elder sister pulled me and asked me to confide in her. It was then that I told her that I was pregnant and had attempted to abort it.

“They took me to another hospital where it was detected that not all the foetus came out when I attempted to abort the pregnancy.

“I was later given some drugs, and all that remained in my womb came out. I then narrated all that happened to my mother,” she stated.

The case was reported to officials of DOVVSU, who arrested the headmaster, and are currently investigating the matter.

The mother of the victim, Hawah Nyarko, expressed her disappointment at the headmaster’s actions, and warned that he would be held responsible if something bad happens to her daughter.