Immigration Service begins repatriation of QNET convicts
In a statement dated 14 January, the Service said the group was arrested in August 2025 and convicted on 9 September 2025, before serving six months at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison.
Ghana’s Immigration Service says eight foreign nationals jailed for illegal activities linked to QNET have completed their prison terms and are being repatriated.
In a statement dated 14 January, the Service said the group was arrested in August 2025 and convicted on 9 September 2025, before serving six months at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison.
Officials said the men and women were moved from Nsawam to the Immigration Service Holding Centre in Accra, where they remain in lawful custody while deportation arrangements are finalised.
The Immigration Service identified the convicts as Alabe Sanga, Mohammed Jazaw and Soulemane Biibal (Burkinabé), Mafo Clareisse and Modesto Forgane (Cameroonian), and Sylvie Amatala, Doubo Prince and Ben Kaze (Togolese).
It said the repatriation process had already started, with most of the group returned to their home countries. The three Burkinabé nationals still in custody are expected to be removed “by the end of the week”, the statement added.
The Service credited public tip-offs and co-operation for helping law enforcement secure arrests and convictions, and urged residents to report suspicious activity involving foreign nationals in their communities.
It also issued a warning to landlords and property owners to carry out due diligence before renting to foreign nationals, noting that harbouring illegal immigrants is an offence under Section 52(1)(b) of the Immigration Act, 2000 (Act 573).
The Immigration Service said it remains focused on strengthening compliance and protecting Ghana’s territorial integrity through strict enforcement of immigration laws.
