10 August 2026 , 21:01
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A QNet and Ignite human trafficking recruitment ring has been busted in Lagos, Nigeria.
As reported by Arise News on August 4th, twelve suspects have been arrested after a “major intelligence-led operation”
The crackdown, which targeted a fraudulent recruitment and network marketing operation allegedly linked to irregular migration activities, resulted in the arrest of the suspected leader of the syndicate, identified as Ouattra Adama, a Burkinabe national, alongside 11 other suspected facilitators.
The arrested suspects comprise eight Liberian nationals and three Cameroonians.
QNet is a long-running MLM pyramid scheme run by Malaysian national Vijay Eswaran (right).
The scam has a long history of human trafficking recruitment in Africa, particularly in Ghana. In May 2026, seventeen QNet victims were rescued in another human trafficking bust in Nigeria.
Ignite is a clone MLM pyramid scheme. The scam was launched a few months ago by Pathman Senathirajah (below), a former top QNet promoter who left the company earlier this year.
In the wake of recent arrests, Nigeria Immigration Service describes QNet and Ignite as
A transnational organised criminal group allegedly involved in fraudulent employment and business schemes used to facilitate irregular migration.
Nigerians have been warned to steer clear of both “criminal networks”, with cross-recruitment between the two scams seemingly common in Nigeria.
Deputy Editor