Officers of the Liberia National Police have reportedly arrested one person and are searching for eight others for allegedly forging national identification cards in their presence.
The alleged culprits were caught purporting themselves as workers of the National Registry while giving members of the Liberia Marketing Association loans from the World Bank.
The National Identification Registry Executive Director, Andrew Peters, disclosed that the man, identified as Christopher Gardea, is currently under police custody and is awaiting investigation and prosecution.
Addressing an impromptu press conference in Congo Town on Friday, Mr. Peters cautioned the public against people producing fake national identification cards.
According to the Executive Director of the National Identification Registry, anybody caught producing the national identification cards will be dealt with per law because only the National Identification Registry has the Authority to make such in Liberia.
Mr. Peters explained that the national ID card is linked to the database at the National Identification Registry. As such, anyone using a fake one will be booked at any point.
He is cautioning members of the Liberia Marketing Association against falling prey to duplication because anyone wishing to obtain the national ID card should proceed to the National Identification Registry centers.
The NIR Executive Director pointed out that obtaining a national ID card in Monrovia will take three days for those in the city and one week for those outside Montserrado County.
In conclusion, he said the joint security forces have been put on full alert, especially to watch for those engaged in falsifying the national identification card.
By: Augustine Octavius, Contributor
