An Accra Circuit Court has remanded 48 Ivorian nationals into prison custody over alleged illegal entry and unauthorised residence in Ghana, amid investigations linking them to Q-Net, a controversial network marketing company previously flagged for fraudulent recruitment practices.
The court, presided over by Madam Basilia Adjei-Tawiah, ordered that the accused persons reappear on November 3, 2025, as prosecutors continue investigations into the circumstances surrounding their entry and activities in the country.
According to the prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Emmanuel Haligah, the accused persons entered Ghana between February and September 2025 without the necessary immigration permits and had been working as Q-Net marketers in the Kuntunse-Satellite area near Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region.
ASP Haligah told the court that on October 7, police received intelligence about the presence of over 100 foreign nationals living together in a compound house at Kuntunse under suspicious circumstances.
A police team was dispatched to the area, and upon questioning, the group allegedly failed to provide valid identification or travel documents.
Subsequent investigations at the CID Headquarters established that they had crossed into Ghana illegally and were engaged in unregulated commercial activity without work or residence permits.
The prosecution argued that the accused persons were flight risks, had no fixed place of abode, and could abscond if granted bail, hence their remand to facilitate further inquiries into their employers and associates.
Three other suspects — Saran Kone, Belinga Grace Divine, and M’balla Kone — could not be arraigned after reportedly collapsing in court.
ASP Haligah added that the police were extending their probe into Q-Net’s operations in Ghana, noting that the organisation has come under scrutiny for alleged deceptive recruitment of foreign and local agents under the guise of digital marketing and investment training.
The accused persons — a mix of men and women — include Toure Blandine, Albmu Fofona, Kindho Habibatta, Eofana Binjamin, Alan Fofans, Abdoulaye Quedrago, Watara Madi, Watara Adams, Bolly Moussa, Fadima Fofana, among others.
All 48 pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal entry and unlawful stay, offences contrary to the Immigration Act of Ghana.
The case highlights renewed concerns over cross-border migration and fraudulent employment networks operating under the guise of digital entrepreneurship in Ghana and the sub-region.
