Moses Nii Tackie

He is a young university graduate, studied accounting, and works as an assistant manager at the Expense Bank. He is born Ghanaian as all records of him bear his Ghanaian name but the three tribal marks on his cheek give him away as a Nigeria if the to run a tribe. He is married to Massa and incidents in the novel portray him as a caring, loving, and faithful husband. For instance, he refused to have sexual intercourse with Linda even when she throws herself at him.

Nii was separated from his family, who returns to Nigeria fifteen years ago after the Ghanaian government asks all aliens to leave the country. His both parents died on their journey to Nigeria, while Mama Orojo, his sister is his only surviving relative.

However, his double identity makes him live in fear in Ghana, and when his ailing wife, Massa died on their way to get spiritual healing, he decides to return to Nigeria to reunite with his sister.

Mama Orojo

Mama Orojo is the only surviving relative of Nii Moses Tackie. She relocated to Nigeria with their parents when the Ghanaian government asked all aliens to leave their country leaving Nii behind. Unfortunately, both parents died on the road to Nigeria. She is a buxom single lady who faced a lot of difficulties settling in Nigeria after she lost her parents on their journey to Nigeria. Against all odds, she builds her business and becomes very prosperous and influential with a thriving construction company and a confectionery store. She is a believer and an active member of the Amen Kristi church and participates in the church evangelism outreach.

Joe Boye

Joe Boye is also known as Owura Ku, he is thirty years old and a father of two children from two women whose families were not willing to encourage these women to be joined with him legally. Joe had his difficult shares of life. First, he was once an apprentice to a tailor at Oda and when his master closed down the shop, he leaves for the city where he ended up becoming an illegal gold mining business with his friend, Tally O. Joe became independent from Billy, the man that introduces him to the illegal mining business after like a month on the job.

He was introduced to Mama Orojo by a police corporal at his office on the sixth floor of the Beyeeman building. Afterward, Joe became a reliable friend to mama and his unflinching support to Mama on her trips to Ghana is commendable. He proposes to Mama with a gold ring and Mama accepts with an affectionate glee.

Massa Awosika

She is Nii’s ailing wife whose sickness appears to be intractable. She is just twenty-two years but she is bedridden till her death on their way to get spiritual healing at “God is beyond Science”. Massa had been an intimate friend to Nii from their school days and this explains the reasons Nii remained faithful to her when she was alive and even when she dies. She is a good and loving wife, she cares about her husband’s financial and psychological wellbeing, and being a firm believer in the philosophy of Pan—Africanism, she believes Africa is home for all Africans that when she sees that her husband is worried about the fate of aliens in Ghana, she tries to calm him down and encourages him to stay in Ghana.

Aaron Tsuru

Aaron is a young brilliant scientist and the brain behind the Ant Hill Brick. He has a Ph.D. and a diploma in Project Management, a former lecturer at the University of Ghana where he received a certificate of honor. He met Nii when he first visited Expense Bank to seek financial support for his project. However, all the documents presented didn’t meet the bank’s stringent policy for giving out loans. Nii tries to help yet the bank denies him the loan. He leaves Ghana out of the frustration he encountered at the bank.He later meets Nii again at the border when they were trying to illegally cross the border to Nigeria.

Aaron dies when he falls from the uncompleted building when they were running from people who had mistaken him and Nii as robbers.