Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) of the Force Intelligence Department (FID) have reportedly dismantled a suspected QNET-linked scam syndicate in Abuja, arresting suspected recruiters and rescuing victims allegedly lured into fraudulent job and investment schemes.
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The intelligence-led operation was conducted under the supervision of the STS Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Victor Ogbiede Godfrey, following a directive from the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Department, DIG Zachariah Fera Achinyan.
Key Highlights
- Police operatives reportedly raided suspected QNET-linked hideouts across parts of the Federal Capital Territory.
- Several victims, including Nigerians, Ghanaians and Liberians, were reportedly rescued.
- Suspected recruiters were arrested and taken for interrogation.
- The syndicate allegedly used fake overseas job offers, business opportunities and training programmes to lure victims.
- Previous enforcement actions against suspected QNET-linked operations include an EFCC raid in Gwagwalada in March 2025.
- Police are investigating the alleged recruitment network and tracing its financial transactions.
The operation came amid growing concerns over fraudulent recruitment networks targeting unemployed graduates, job seekers and other vulnerable Nigerians with promises of overseas employment, travel opportunities and financial independence.
Details of the operation emerged in a video released by social media personality VeryDarkMan, who said a victim had reported the alleged scam to his non-governmental organisation before the complaint was forwarded to the police.
According to his account, the victim was asked to continue engaging with the suspected recruiters until an opportunity arose to expose the operation. The complainant, alongside VeryDarkMan and police operatives, subsequently attended a seminar where arrests were reportedly made.
Sources at Force Headquarters said the Abuja operation followed weeks of surveillance and petitions from families whose relatives had allegedly been lured to the capital.
DIG Achinyan, a former Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 4, Makurdi, was promoted in March 2026 and posted to head the Force Intelligence Department.
ACP Ogbiede, who previously led the Scorpion Squad of the FCT Police Command, also gained attention for his role in operations against criminal gangs, including a one-chance syndicate linked to the killing of a lawyer in Kubwa.
How the QNET-Linked Recruitment Scam Allegedly Operates
Investigators and previous enforcement actions have linked suspected fraudulent recruitment networks to the use of names such as Q University, QNet Nigeria Ltd, IGNITE and Mighty Infinity Millionaire Ltd.
The alleged operations have reportedly extended across several West African countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.
According to accounts from victims and their families, the suspected recruiters employ several tactics to attract and retain recruits.
1. Fake Employment and Travel Offers
The recruiters allegedly target unemployed graduates, job seekers and artisans with promises of overseas employment, travel visas, business opportunities and high-paying careers.
2. Intensive Training and Psychological Pressure
Interested individuals are reportedly invited to designated locations, where they are accommodated in crowded houses and subjected to intensive motivational sessions.
Some of the locations mentioned in complaints include Gwagwalada Compensation Layout, Lugbe, Dei-Dei and Dakwa in the FCT.
The training programme is reportedly presented as the Special Training for New Generation Billionaire, with participants encouraged to repeat motivational slogans and expressions of financial success.
3. Isolation From Family Members
Victims have alleged that handlers instruct recruits to reduce communication with family members, switch off their phones and follow instructions from designated leaders, often referred to as “uplines”.
4. Financial Demands and Recruitment of New Members
The alleged scheme reportedly requires participants to make payments ranging from N500,000 to N2.5 million or more.
Victims are also allegedly encouraged to recruit friends and relatives into the network. Some complainants claim that those seeking refunds are instructed to introduce additional recruits before recovering their money.
Family members have further alleged that some victims spend between three and nine months in the camps, where they endure poor living conditions, including sleeping on floors and receiving inadequate meals.
One family member who reportedly petitioned the Force Intelligence Department described the experience as deeply distressing.
Previous Enforcement Actions Against Suspected QNET-Linked Operations
The latest Abuja crackdown follows previous enforcement actions involving organisations and individuals allegedly connected to fraudulent QNET-related recruitment activities.
March 24, 2025: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), working with the 176 Guards Battalion, raided a facility identified as Q University in Gwagwalada, Abuja. The operation reportedly led to the arrest of 133 suspects and the recovery of mobile phones and laptops.
August 5, 2026: The Nigeria Immigration Service reportedly arrested a Burkinabe national, Ouattara Adama, alongside 11 alleged facilitators, comprising eight Liberians and three Cameroonians, over suspected links to QNET/IGNITE-related recruitment activities and the alleged trafficking of two Liberians using fake employment offers.
September 2026: A Federal High Court in Lafia reportedly convicted Qnet Nigeria Ltd and Qnet Professional Skill Academy Ltd, alongside other companies, for operating without the required Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) licence. The companies were reportedly fined N30 million each.
Meanwhile, QNET, the international direct-selling company, has previously distanced itself from fraudulent activities carried out by individuals and groups allegedly misusing its name and logo.
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Police Investigation and Rescue Operation
According to reports from the police operation, STS operatives acting on intelligence stormed several suspected hideouts in the Federal Capital Territory in early November.
The rescued victims, reportedly comprising Nigerians, Ghanaians and Liberians, were taken to the Force Intelligence Department headquarters for profiling and further assistance.
Suspected recruiters were also arrested and are being interrogated at the FID facility in Guzape, Abuja.
DIG Achinyan reportedly directed that the rescued individuals be reunited with their families and that investigators trace the financial transactions associated with the suspected syndicate.
The police are also expected to parade the arrested suspects as investigations progress.
Police Warn Nigerians Against Fake Job and Travel Offers
The police have advised parents, guardians and job seekers to verify employment, educational, business and migration offers through recognised government agencies before making payments or travelling.
Members of the public have also been urged to exercise caution when approached with offers promising unusually high financial returns or guaranteed overseas employment in exchange for substantial upfront payments.
QNET-related concerns can be reported through the company’s official website, www.qnet.net, or its stated integrity reporting channel, network.integrity@qnet.net.
The STS, under ACP Ogbiede, is expected to continue its investigation into the suspected recruitment network, while authorities work to establish the extent of the operation and identify other individuals who may be involved.
The police investigation is ongoing, and the allegations against the arrested suspects remain subject to judicial determination.
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