The Adabraka District Court in Accra has sentenced a 41-year-old Nigerian woman to six months imprisonment with hard labour for attempting to “obtain a Ghanaian passport with forged nationality documents.”
Franca Wilson, the convict, according to a Wednesday, May 20, 2026 release from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) during the trial on May 12, 2026, pleaded guilty before the court.
The statement says the suspect was convicted on three counts which are to run concurrently.
In its prosecution, the GIS indicated that Wilson was arrested on April 24, 2026, at the Accra Passport Application Centre (PAC), after vigilant officers detected inconsistencies in her nationality claims during the vetting process.
She was subsequently referred to the National Enforcement Department at the GIS Headquarters for further investigations.
According to the GIS statement, “investigations established that the accused is a Nigerian citizen born in River State to Nigerian parents. However, she presented a falsified birth certificate claiming she was born in Somanya in the Eastern Region to a Ghanaian mother.”
Wilson, the statement added, failed to provide credible information about her alleged Ghanaian parent, which made officials at the PAC suspicious.
“Further investigations revealed that Franca Wilson had obtained a fraudulent birth certificate (Entry No. 310) and a Ghana Card bearing ID number GHA-731395447-1 through an agent. The same agent allegedly completed her online passport application and booked her appointment, which ultimately led to her arrest,” the statement added.
She admitted to the offences in her caution statement.
The GIS cautioned the public, particularly foreigners, against “self-styled agents who claim they can secure Ghanaian identity or travel documents through illegal means” cautioning that “attempts to fraudulently acquire Ghanaian identity or travel documents constitute serious offences under the laws of Ghana and will attract severe sanctions.”
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