Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- The Ghanaian government has arrested 32 Nigerians residing in the country for alleged cyber fraud.

The country's Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam George, disclosed in a post on X that the Nigerians arrested were operating as a romance scam syndicate.

Operatives of the Ghana Cyber Security Authority (CSA) targeted the syndicate in an early Saturday morning operation in Kosoa Tuba town in the northern region of the country.

"This dawn, another massive blow has been struck against cybercrime in Ghana. A joint operation between the Authority and National Security resulted in the arrest of 32 Nigerians operating a romance scam syndicate in Kasoa Tuba," Mr Sam wrote.

He said the intelli...