Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposes international child trafficking ring in Ghana in latest documentary

Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has released a documentary on the increasing numbers of child trafficking in Ghana. The feature project, christened “Chained by Begging”.

Child beggars seem to be on an increase in some major cities in Ghana with many believing that parents who are lazy bring these children to the streets to beg for alms.

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But Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ latest documentary, ‘Chained to Begging’ reveals that majority of these children are from Niger brought into the country after promises are made to their parents that they would be put in schools.

In the released video, Anas engaged two of the children who have been begging on the streets of Kumasi for the past one year and how they are trafficked by adults and used for business purposes.

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According to their narration, they were brought to Ghana by their brother who has made them believe he sends some of the money they make to their parents back home.

Also, one of the child traffickers who was engaged revealed that they got some of the children from Mallams who are supposed to be taking care of them when they are brought to Islamic schools (Madrasa) in the country.

“There are children who are brought to the Madrasa (Islamic school) to the Mallams. They all live in the house of the Mallam. They don’t really have any way to feed themselves, so they beg…. They are available, and I know all of the madrasas where they are,” he says.

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“When we get to the border where the officers ask questions, we get a motorbike and pay some money then we cross the border without any questions. The officers don’t stop us when we are on the motorbike. But when we are on the bus they would ask all of us to alight for search and questions.”

Answering the question on how they cross the border to Ghana, he revealed that all that they have to do is pay GHC5 and they are allowed to pass freely.

“If I should get to Lome I know them, if we should go to Togo, I know someone there who help us to cross the border. Some of the questions they ask are not actually difficult but the moment they ask, we just give them GH¢5,” he added.

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The feature project, christened “Chained by Begging” is a collaboration between Anas and OAfrica, a child support organisation.

According to the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and section 87 (1-2) of the Children’s Act, 1998 (Act 560), child begging is child abuse and also prohibited by law.

It is considered as separation from family and exploitative child labour. The score of the investigative piece was by Stonebwoy.

Watch the exposé below…

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https://youtu.be/XvOrCSkFr7g