The Defence Headquarters has alerted that fake national identity cards were in circulation. It warned the people against approaching unauthorised agencies and individuals for their national identification registration.
It said that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) remained the only agency responsible for registration and issuance of the national identity card.
A statement by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar, said:
“The implication of fake national ID cards in circulation is that Boko Haram terrorists also used similar methods to identify their members who were nabbed by the military.
“The public should guard against patronising unauthorised agents to obtain their national identification as there are racketeers issuing fake cards for monetary and criminal gains.” The statement said the alert would assist the security forces to contain infiltration of illegal aliens who may acquire the cards to legalise their migration into the country to support the terrorists.
It therefore, appealed to the public to report any attempt by unauthorised persons to issue cards similar to the national identity cards to the security agencies.
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