Tema: Three individuals, including a female, have been apprehended and arraigned for their alleged involvement in sim box fraud at Sakumono, Tema West. The accused, identified as Olanrewaju Adedeji Segun, Timileyin Fakunle, and Olamide Roheemot, all data managers, face charges related to obstructing communication, unauthorized financial transactions, and operating electronic communication services without the necessary licenses.
According to Ghana News Agency, investigations have revealed that the accused, along with three other accomplices-Adebowole Pelumi, Michael Taiwo, and an individual known only as Tommy, who remain at large-defrauded victims by intercepting their communications and manipulating mobile money transactions. The illicit funds, totaling $700,000, were then converted into cryptocurrency and transferred out of Ghana between June 2025 and January 2026.
The accused are facing multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit a crime, operating an electronic communication service without a license from the National Communications Authority (NCA), possession of unregistered SIM cards, and obstruction of communication. Segun, Fakunle, and Roheemot, who lack legal representation, have pleaded not guilty before an Accra Circuit Court and have been remanded in custody until June 4, 2026, as investigations continue.
Chief Inspector Wisdom Alowru, leading the prosecution, detailed that the complainants in the case are police officers from the Regional Criminal Investigations Department in Accra. The accused, all Nigerian nationals residing in Sakumono, were discovered with various electronic devices used for sim box fraud in their apartments at House Number BE 57, Celebrity Hills Avenue.
On January 22, 2026, a search warrant led to the discovery of unregistered SIM cards, desktop computers, SIM boxes, mobile phones, internet routers, and other gadgets configured for fraudulent activities. The accused identified Pelumi and Taiwo as accomplices and named Tommy, a Chinese national in Singapore, as the mastermind behind the operation.
The Cyber Security Authority has been tasked with examining the seized devices, confirming the operation of a phone farming scam center. The investigation further established that the accused fraudulently intercepted communications and converted mobile money payments into cryptocurrency for international transfer.