GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE INTENSIFIES CRACKDOWN ON EXPLOITATIVE MIGRANT STREET BEGGING NETWORKS IN ASHANTI REGION
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), through its Ashanti Regional Command, has
conducted an intelligence-led operation in the early hours of Tuesday, 21st April 2026, to
rescue undocumented migrants from exploitative street begging networks in Kumasi.
The operation, which commenced at 03:30 hours, targeted identified hotspots including
Asawase, Alabar, Akwatia Line, Dagomba Line, Sabon Zongo, and Aboabo.