An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the remand of three Nigerian nationals for their alleged role in running an illegal SIM box and phone-farming operation from a residential apartment in Sakumono, Tema.
The accused, Olanrewaju Adedeji Segun, Timileyin Fakunle, and Olamide Roheemot, pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to commit crime, operating electronic communication services without a license, possession of unregistered SIM cards, and obstruction of communication.
Presiding over the court on Tuesday, Mr. Samuel Bright Acquah remanded the trio into lawful custody following a request by prosecution Chief Inspector Wisdom Alorwu, who cited ongoing investigations.
The accused are set to reappear on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
According to prosecutors, police acted on intelligence received on January 20, 2026, about suspicious electronic devices at House Number BE 57 on Celebrity Hills Avenue in Sakumono.
Two days later, officers from the Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Operations Unit, armed with a search warrant from the Adabraka District Court, raided three apartments occupied by the suspects.
Authorities seized 52 SIM boxes, 26 desktop computers, 1,040 assorted mobile phones, numerous unregistered SIM cards, six internet routers, and other electronic devices linked to the alleged fraud.
Investigations revealed that the syndicate intercepted victims’ communications, fraudulently obtained money via mobile money transactions, and converted the proceeds, totaling $700,000 over seven months, into cryptocurrency for transfer abroad.
Two other suspects, Adebowole Pelumi and Michael Taiwo, remain at large.
The accused also reportedly named a Chinese national known only as “Tommy,” believed to be in Singapore, as the operation’s supervisor.
The Cyber Security Authority, which analyzed the seized devices under a court order, confirmed the setup matched patterns of a phone-farming scam centre, the prosecution told the court.
