Nigerian arrested for fraudulently attempting to acquire Ghanaian Passport

The Team Regional Immigration Command has apprehended a Nigerian national for attempting to acquire a Ghanaian passport at the Passport Application Centre (PAC) ,Tema. 

Nigerian arrested for fraudulently attempting to acquire Ghanaian Passport

The 29-year-old Nigerian Obina Ukah, was arrested during the vetting of his application by the Immigration officers and was subsequently referred to the Tema Regional Command for further investigation. 

This was made known to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Friday in a press release signed by DSI Mary Budu ,Regional Public Affairs Officer, Team Regional Command. 

According to the release, Mr. Ukah had entered Ghana illegally through the Aflao Borders and had been working at the Volta Hotel in Akosombo for six months as an engineer without a valid work/residential permit. 

Mr. Ukah decided to acquire a Ghanaian passport and was assisted by a 53-year-old Ghanaian national whose name has been withheld for security reasons. His Ghanaian accomplice was to assist him acquire a Ghanaian birth certificate with false personal information at a fee of 200 Ghana Cedies to aid in the processing of the passport.

The two suspects have been referred to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) National Headquarters for further investigation. 

The GIS thus cautioned all foreign nationals in Ghana, especially those from the ECOWAS  subregion, to desist from attempting to acquire a Ghanaian passport by false pretence, which was a serious offence under the laws of the country.