Some irate youth of Nkenkaasu in the Offinso North District of the Ashanti Region have attacked Qnet agents’ office at Asikafo Amantem in the Nkrammom Electoral Area.
According to the angry youth, the Company is fraudulent and scamming a number of people. They also allege the presence of Qnet Independent Representatives and hundreds of the victims have increased crime in the area. The youth allegedly assaulted the Qnet agents with one person sustaining a knife injury.
The timely intervention of the Police averted bloodbath and arson attacks on the office. One of the irate youth was arrested and detained at the police station.
On Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at about 7:00 am, the irate youth wielding machetes, sticks, and clubs massed up in front of Nkenkaasu Police station to demand the release of their colleague from custody but were resisted by the armed police officers who mounted a barricade.
The Qnet agents have temporarily closed down the office.The Assembly member for the Area, Mustapha Seidu Mohammed told the media, he was facilitating a stakeholder meeting between the Community, Police and Qnet officials to resolve the feud.
He explained to media that Qnet started operating in the community a year and half ago having introduced themselves to him, the traditional rulers, Police.
The attack on Qnet office comes few days after Government cautioned desperate job seekers to be cautious of the activities of QNET, an international e-commerce based direct selling company .
Deputy Information Minister, Fatimatu Abubakar, speaking at a press briefing in Accra on Sunday, November 7,2021 ,“Victims are lured into lucrative non-existing jobs but end up entrapped in the operations of a network marketing company, QNET. Upon arrival in these countries, the victims are stripped off their valuables, held hostage under squalid conditions and forced to commit to QNET services by signing a contract under duress. The only way for victims to gain their freedom is to be compelled to lure others into the business,” she said.
She revealed that government is liaising with law enforcement agencies in Mali to rescue Ghanaians lured into QNET activities in Mali.
“Checks have revealed that some Ghanaians are caught up in several QNET facilities across Mali. Consequently, the Ghanaian Mission in Bamako is liaising with the law enforcement agencies in Mali to rescue Ghanaians forcibly engaged in QNET activities in Mali,” she said.
The deputy Minister also stated that, Qnet agents are using similar modus operandi in Ghana which some nationals of African countries like Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Cameroun have fallen victim to the scam by similar syndicates in Ghana.
Currently ,15 Independent Representatives of Qnet in the Eastern Regional Capital Koforidua are standing trial over fraud and ponzi scheme.
Source: Ashantibiz
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