By Ayox Ojo

Two Nigerians identified as Ike Isaac, also known as Alex Kwesi Brown Appiah and Emmanuel Innocent Egbe, also known as Innocent Emmanuel Kodom have been handed o 12 months jail term each for attempting to use forged documents to obtain Ghanaian National Identity Card.

The two Nigerians were jailed after they were found guilty of providing false information and possessing forged documents during the Ghana Card registration process by the Madina District Court II, presided over by Her Worship Susana Nyakotey according to a statement by Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA).

According to a statement signed by Williams Ampomah E. Darlas, Head of the NIA’s Corporate Affairs Directorate, the convicts — Ike Isaac and Emmanuel Innocent Egbe were charged with Providing False Information to National Identification Registration Officials under Section 40(1)(a) of the National Identity Register Act, 2008 (Act 750), and Possessing Forged Documents under Section 166 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

The Madina District Court II in a judgment delivered on Friday, November 7, 2025 sentenced the two Nigerians to 12 months’ imprisonment for providing false information and 13 months for possessing forged documents.

The sentences are to run concurrently.

The court further ordered that the convicts be deported to Nigeria after serving their sentences.

The two Nigerian are now serving their jail terms at Nsawam Prisons.

“This conviction reaffirms our commitment to safeguarding the integrity of the Ghana Card registration process as the single credible source of identity for all lawful residents,” the NIA said in its statement.

NIA also commended the Ghana Police Service, the CID Unit attached to the NIA, the Office of the Attorney-General, and other stakeholders for their collaboration, which led to the successful prosecution of the offenders.

It also also cautioned the public that providing false information, impersonation, and the use of forged documents are serious criminal offences and will be met with the full rigour of the law.

“The NIA remains steadfast in working with security and judicial agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute offenders,” the statement added.

Source; PM News