A Ghanaian court has sentenced a 41-year-old Nigerian woman, Franca Wilson, to six months imprisonment with hard labour for attempting to secure a Ghanaian passport using forged nationality documents.

The conviction was confirmed by the Ghana Immigration Service in a report published on Thursday by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.

Wilson, said to be a welder, reportedly pleaded guilty before the Adabraka District Court in Accra on May 12, 2026, to charges related to fraudulent acquisition of travel documents.

According to reports, the court handed her a six-month jail term on three separate counts, with the sentences to run concurrently.

The convict was arrested on April 24, 2026, at the Accra Passport Application Centre after immigration officers detected inconsistencies in the nationality details she provided during screening.

Authorities subsequently referred the matter to the National Enforcement Department of the Ghana Immigration Service for further investigations.

Investigators later established that Wilson is a Nigerian citizen from Rivers State and was born to Nigerian parents.

However, she allegedly presented a forged birth certificate claiming she was born in Somanya, located in Ghana’s Eastern Region, to a Ghanaian mother.

The immigration service disclosed that during interrogation, the suspect failed to provide convincing information about the alleged Ghanaian parent she claimed as her mother.

The case is the latest in a series of identity-related offences involving foreign nationals in Ghana.

In December 2025, two Nigerians identified as Ike Isaac and Emmanuel Egbe were sentenced to 12 months imprisonment each by a Ghanaian court for attempting to obtain Ghana Cards using false identities.

The Madina District Court II had found both men guilty of fraudulently seeking to acquire the national identity cards.

Suspected assassins have murdered Wendy Achumba, a female student of the College of Nursing Umulogho, in Obowo LGA of Imo state.

The State Police Command said Thursday that it has intensified investigations into the gruesome murder of the female student in order to apprehend the killers.

Reports indicate that the student, who was said to be done with her midwifery but on post basic training, was killed in her apartment on Thursday.

The deceased hails from Isiala-Ngwa in Abia state, but details of her death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report.

Confirming the development, the Imo state police command said it has launched a manhunt for the killers.

“The Command is aware of the tragic incident involving the death of a female student of the College of Nursing, Umulogho, whose body was discovered in her private off-campus apartment,” Henry Okoye, spokesperson for the command, said in a statement on Friday.

Okoye added that following the report, the DPO and operatives promptly visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment, after which the body was recovered and deposited at the morgue.

Okoye said investigation has commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and arrest those responsible.

He noted that the command has arrested one suspect, who is currently undergoing preliminary questioning.

“Consequently, the Command appeals to students and members of the public to remain calm, assuring that the situation is under control and that every effort is being made to ensure those behind the act are brought to justice,” the statement added.

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has urged political stakeholders in the South-East to rally behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that failure to do so could affect the region’s access to federal development projects.

Umahi made the remark while addressing concerns around federal infrastructure delivery and political alignment in the South-East, stressing that the region stands to benefit more under continued cooperation with the current administration.

According to him, the Tinubu-led government has already committed substantial resources to ongoing road and infrastructure projects across the South-East, including major highways, bridges, and rehabilitation works, which he said reflect unprecedented federal attention to the region in recent years.

The minister argued that political alignment remains critical in ensuring continuity and expansion of such projects, insisting that opposition politics could weaken the region’s influence in national decision-making and project allocation.

He maintained that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has demonstrated what he described as “inclusive governance” through appointments and infrastructure investments, adding that the South-East should adopt a more strategic political approach rather than confrontational positioning ahead of 2027.

Umahi also reiterated his belief that the South-East would overwhelmingly support Tinubu’s re-election bid, insisting that ongoing projects and federal presence in the region would naturally translate into political appreciation.

His comments are the latest in a series of strong endorsements of the President by the Works Minister, who has consistently pointed to major federal road projects in the region as evidence of what he calls renewed attention to South-East development.

The statement is expected to generate political debate, especially among opposition figures and stakeholders in the region who have continued to question the distribution of federal projects and political inclusiveness.

As the 2027 elections draw closer, analysts say such remarks highlight the growing early political positioning within Nigeria’s major geopolitical zones, particularly in the South-East where electoral competition remains highly contested.