According to Ada Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent, Francis Somian, the inmates were arrested following a tip-off.
Officials said the suspects believed to be fugitive jailbreakers from Nigeria entered the country via ferry.
They reportedly crossed River Volta into Ada Foah where they intended to continue their journey to Accra, capital of Ghana, via commercial bus.
The suspects have been identified as Emmanuel Obinnah Chiedozie – 27, Steve Eyenuku – 33, Enebeli Lucky – 29, Yommi Usmah – 29, Keli Ekureni -33, Freedom Yusuf – 25, Obi Onuora – 38, Patrick Chanar – 47, and Bless Eyenuku -25.
At the time of arrest, the suspects were found with Ghanaian and Nigerian currencies, personal belongings, passports, and ID.
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Nine Nigerian inmates who recently escaped during a jailbreak at the Owerri correctional centre in Imo State have been arrested while trying to enter Ghana after arriving in a boat at weekend.
It would be recalled that on April 5, over 1,884 prison inmates were said to have escaped after some armed group arrived in vehicles, carrying rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns and rifles.
They entered the prison’s yard by using explosives to break through the administrative block and then released over 1,844 inmates from the jail.
However, on Monday, 19 April, the police in the Greater Accra Region said they have arrested nine people suspected to be the inmates, including a female who attempted to enter Ghana through the river Volta in Ada.
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