A 41-year-old Nigerian woman, Franca Wilson, has been sentenced to six months in prison in Ghana for trying to obtain a Ghanaian passport with forged nationality documents.
The Ghana Immigration Service confirmed the conviction in a report published by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday.
Earlier, Ghana’s Citi Newsroom reported on Wednesday that Wilson, a welder, pleaded guilty before the Adabraka District Court in Accra on May 12, 2026.
She was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour on three counts, with the sentences to run concurrently.
According to the reports, Wilson was arrested on April 24, 2026, at the Accra Passport Application Centre after immigration officers noticed inconsistencies in her nationality claims during screening.
Citi Newsroom quoted the Ghana Immigration Service as saying, “She was subsequently referred to the National Enforcement Department at the GIS Headquarters for further investigations.”
Investigators later discovered that Wilson is a Nigerian citizen born in Rivers State to Nigerian parents.
However, she allegedly submitted a forged birth certificate claiming she was born in Somanya in Ghana’s Eastern Region to a Ghanaian mother.
The GIS said she could not provide credible information about the supposed Ghanaian parent during investigations.
The case adds to some incidents involving Nigerians jailed or facing trial in Ghana for offences including fraud and identity-related crimes.
In December 2025, a Ghanaian court sentenced two Nigerians, Ike Isaac, 20, and Emmanuel Egbe, 24, to 12 months in prison each for attempting to obtain Ghana Cards with false identities.
The Madina District Court II convicted both men for fraudulently trying to acquire the national identity cards.
A 41-year-old Nigerian woman, Franca Wilson, has been sentenced to six months in prison in Ghana for trying to obtain a Ghanaian passport with forged nationality documents.
The Ghana Immigration Service confirmed the conviction in a report published by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday.
Earlier, Ghana’s Citi Newsroom reported on Wednesday that Wilson, a welder, pleaded guilty before the Adabraka District Court in Accra on May 12, 2026.
She was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour on three counts, with the sentences to run concurrently.
According to the reports, Wilson was arrested on April 24, 2026, at the Accra Passport Application Centre after immigration officers noticed inconsistencies in her nationality claims during screening.
Citi Newsroom quoted the Ghana Immigration Service as saying, “She was subsequently referred to the National Enforcement Department at the GIS Headquarters for further investigations.”
Investigators later discovered that Wilson is a Nigerian citizen born in Rivers State to Nigerian parents.
However, she allegedly submitted a forged birth certificate claiming she was born in Somanya in Ghana’s Eastern Region to a Ghanaian mother.
The GIS said she could not provide credible information about the supposed Ghanaian parent during investigations.
The case adds to some incidents involving Nigerians jailed or facing trial in Ghana for offences including fraud and identity-related crimes.
In December 2025, a Ghanaian court sentenced two Nigerians, Ike Isaac, 20, and Emmanuel Egbe, 24, to 12 months in prison each for attempting to obtain Ghana Cards with false identities.
The Madina District Court II convicted both men for fraudulently trying to acquire the national identity cards.
