The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has cautioned international nationals within the nation towards making an attempt to accumulate Ghanaian citizenship by means of false declarations.
The warning follows the current arrest and prosecution of two individuals, Nwachen Edwin Ndum, a Cameroonian, and Samuel Sagbo, a Togolese nationwide.
In response to an announcement signed by ACI Michael Amoako-Atta, the Head of Public Affairs of the GIS, each people entered Ghana illegally and sought help from some Ghanaians to acquire Ghanaian delivery certificates and Ghana Playing cards.
The mentioned paperwork have been then utilized in an try and safe Ghanaian passports.
The GIS revealed that each offenders have been sentenced to 36 months imprisonment with exhausting labour for the crime.
The service additionally highlighted an increase in such offences and emphasised that these arrested have been prosecuted accordingly.
Moreover, the GIS warned Ghanaians towards aiding non-citizens in buying delivery certificates, Ghana Playing cards, or passports.
The service confused that such practices threaten nationwide sovereignty and safety and warranted that anybody discovered responsible will face the total pressure of the legislation.
The GIS stays dedicated to strictly imposing immigration rules and won’t compromise on its mandate to uphold the legislation.