A video purportedly showing a Ghana Passport Office staff member advertising a Service Passport for sale has emerged, raising fresh questions about alleged corruption and irregularities in the issuance of the travel documents.
The viral footage, which has surfaced amid the ongoing passport scandal, shows the man displaying a dark blue Service Passport and allegedly offering it to a prospective buyer.
In the video, the man is seen holding up the passport, turning it around and zooming in on the document to show its features.
The man repeatedly identifies it as a Service Passport while speaking in Hausa.
In the viral video, the man was heard saying, “This is the service passport. Let me zoom in properly for you to see. Let me also turn it for you to see. This is the service passport – service passport!”.
“This is what I spoke to you about. This belongs to someone. The person would be here in one hour for it and give us his balance. You can see that its colour is different. Service passport – this is the service passport,” he said.
Meanwhile, details visible on the passport identify the purported holder as Bismarck Amankwaa Oppong.
The document also lists the holder’s nationality as Ghanaian and his date of birth as January 28, 1980.
However, the authenticity of the footage has not been independently established.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released the names of 10 Ghanaians whose Service Passports have been revoked after preliminary investigations.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, preliminary investigations found that they were allegedly issued the travel documents despite not meeting the required eligibility criteria.
In a statement issued by the Ministry on November 11, 2026, as part of investigations into alleged corruption and the activities of a criminal syndicate within the Passport Office.
According to the Ministry, preliminary findings established that the 10 individuals obtained Service Passports between 2023 and 2026, allegedly through illegal payments to members of the suspected syndicate.
Four of the affected individuals are Richard Sakyi Apenteng, Augustina Agyei Boateng, Juliet Amankwa and Rebecca Agyeiwaa.
Their passports were reportedly issued in January and February 2023.
The other six are Prince Ahensah, Maybel Ahensah, Twumasi Francis Kwame, Gyabaah Anthony, Frederick Ennin and Bosompem Richard. Their respective passports were issued between May and August 2026.
Below is the full list of individuals whose Service Passports have been revoked:
1. Richard Sakyi Apenteng – Passport number: SX004034; issued on January 3, 2023.
2. Augustina Agyei Boateng – Passport number: SX004032; issued on January 3, 2023.
3. Juliet Amankwa – Passport number: SX004086; issued on January 31, 2023.
4. Rebecca Agyeiwaa – Passport number: SX004089; issued on February 2, 2023.
5. Prince Ahensah – Passport number: SX0604674; issued on May 28, 2026.
6. Maybel Ahensah – Passport number: SX0604687; issued on May 28, 2026.
7. Twumasi Francis Kwame – Passport number: SX0605905; issued on August 11, 2026.
8. Gyabaah Anthony – Passport number: SX0605895; issued on August 11, 2026.
9. Frederick Ennin – Passport number: SX0605918; issued on August 11, 2026.
10. Bosompem Richard – Passport number: SX0605921; issued on August 11, 2026.
Also, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has handed over two of its officials to the Ghana Police Service for further investigations and possible prosecution over their alleged roles in an illegal Service Passport issuance scheme.
The officers are Acting Director of Passports, Mahama Yahaya Amantana, and a junior Foreign Service Officer, Alhassan Sumani.
Both have been interdicted as investigations into the alleged irregularities continue.
In a statement issued on Sunday, November 8, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the decision to refer the officers to the police followed preliminary findings suggesting that a syndicate had facilitated the acquisition of Service Passports by unqualified individuals in exchange for illegal payments.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs identified Alhassan Sumani, who joined the Foreign Service on November 29, 2024, as a central figure in the allegations, noting that his name featured in all the petitions received on the matter.
He is also alleged to have operated as a “goro boy” in 2023 before his recruitment into the Foreign Service.
Watch the video below:
🇬🇭🚨 GHANA’S SERVICE PASSPORTS ON THE BLACK MARKET? WHAT IS GOING ON? 😭 Hon. Abu Jinapor raised concerns in Parliament over evidence of Ghanaian service passports being sold on the black market, only to be thrown out of the House. Mahama and Ablakwa must answer: Who is selling these passports? Who is facilitating it? And what action is being taken? Ghana’s diplomatic credibility is at stake. This is not a matter to silence; Ghanaians deserve answers! #ServicePassportsForSale #NdcIsAScam #RejectNdc
— BOLD PATRIOTS ALLIANCE (@boldpatriots28) November 5, 2026
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