Challenging Heights rescues 144 trafficking victims, urges probe into alleged baby-selling syndicate

Anti-trafficking organisation Challenging Heights says it supported the rescue of 144 victims of human trafficking and modern slavery in the first half of 2026 and is calling on Ghana's security agencies to investigate allegations of a suspected cross-border baby-harvesting and baby-selling syndicate.

According to the organisation, the survivors alleged that some young Nigerian women were trafficked into Ghana, forced to become pregnant and detained until they gave birth, after which their babies were allegedly sold.

According to the organisation, several Nigerian girls were lured to Ghana with promises of jobs in restaurants, supermarkets and grocery shops, only to be forced into commercial sexual exploitation in communities including Obuasi and parts of the Upper East Region.