Three Nigerians remanded over alleged SIM box fraud in Tema
The accused persons, Olanrewaju Adedeji Segun, Timileyin Fakunle and Olamide Roheemot, all described as data managers, have been put before an Accra Circuit Court.
A suspected SIM box fraud operation at Sakumono in Tema West has led to the arrest and remand of three Nigerian nationals.
The accused persons, Olanrewaju Adedeji Segun, Timileyin Fakunle and Olamide Roheemot, all described as data managers, have been put before an Accra Circuit Court.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges and were remanded into lawful custody until June 4, 2026.
Three alleged accomplices, Adebowole Pelumi, Michael Taiwo and a Chinese national identified only as Tommy, are said to be at large.
Prosecutors say the accused persons operated from House Number BE 57, Celebrity Hills Avenue, Sakumono, where they allegedly installed several electronic devices used for SIM box fraud.
The case followed intelligence received by the Accra Regional Police Command on January 20, 2026.
Two days later, officers from the Regional CID Operations Unit searched three apartments occupied by the accused persons after obtaining a warrant from the Adabraka District Court.
During the search, police retrieved 52 SIM boxes, 26 desktop computers, 1,040 assorted mobile phones, six internet routers, a quantity of unregistered SIM cards and other electronic gadgets.
Chief Inspector Wisdom Alowru told the court that the equipment was allegedly being used to fraudulently obstruct communications and divert funds from victims.
The prosecution said the accused persons identified Adebowole Pelumi and Michael Taiwo as accomplices.
They also allegedly named Tommy, a Chinese national said to be in Singapore, as the person who directed the operation.
Following the arrests, the Adabraka District Court issued an order for the Cyber Security Authority to retain and examine the seized devices.
According to prosecutors, the Authority’s examination suggested that the suspects and their alleged accomplices were operating a phone-farming scam centre.
Investigators further claim the group received money from victims through mobile money payments, converted the funds into cryptocurrency and transferred them outside Ghana.
The prosecution said that between June 2025 and January 2026, the accused persons and their accomplices allegedly transferred about $700,000 into cryptocurrency from funds received through victims’ mobile accounts.
The three have been charged with conspiracy, operating an electronic communication service without a licence from the National Communications Authority, possession of unregistered SIM cards and obstruction of communication.
