Ghana Police arrest eight suspects after a 21-year-old man is allegedly beaten during an initiation into an internet fraud group in Kotokrom, Sunyani West Municipality, Bono Region. Police say the victim is 21 and the arrests follow a distress call received by the Regional Operations.
Outlets describe the case as involving “Yahoo” or Sakawa-style internet fraud initiation. The suspects are reported to be aged between 18 and 30, and one report specifies that the arrested men are Nigerian nationals and that the victim is a compatriot identified as Godstime Umukoro. Police statements indicate the assault occurs as part of an initiation ritual rather than an ordinary dispute. Reports focus on the arrests and the alleged role of the suspects, with no additional court outcome provided at the time of publication.
