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 sentenced to 12 months imprisonment each for attempting to use forged documents to obtain the Ghanaian National Identity Card.
The convictions were handed down by the Madina District Court II, presided over by Her Worship Susana Nyakotey, after the court found the duo guilty of presenting false information and possessing forged documents during the Ghana Card registration exercise.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by Ghana’s National Identification Authority, NIA.
According to the statement signed by Williams Ampomah E. Darlas, Head of the NIA’s Corporate Affairs Directorate, the convicts 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 Possession of Forged Documents under Section 166 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
In the judgment delivered on Friday, November 7, 2025, the court sentenced both men to 12 months imprisonment for providing false information and 13 months for possessing forged documents. The sentences will, however, run concurrently.
The court directed that the convicts be deported to Nigeria upon completion of their jail terms. Both men are currently serving their sentences 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.
The Authority commended the Ghana Police Service, the CID Unit assigned to the NIA, the Office of the Attorney-General, and other collaborating agencies whose efforts facilitated the successful prosecution.
The NIA also warned that offences such as providing false information, impersonation, and the use of forged documents carry severe legal consequences and will continue to attract strict enforcement.
“The NIA remains resolute in working with security and judicial institutions to detect, investigate, and prosecute offenders,” the statement added.
