Nigerian gets 12 months for identity falsification
The Tema District Court has sentenced a Nigerian national to 12 months' imprisonment in hard labour for attempting to unlawfully acquire a Ghanaian passport.
Mohammed Ogbona, alias Mohammed Alhassan, also faced additional convictions for unlawful entry and the illegal acquisition of a Ghanaian birth certificate and National Identification Card.
Presiding Judge Madam Benedicta Antwi convicted Ogbona following his guilty plea, imposing fines of 200 penalty units (GHC2,400.00) each for attempting to obtain a Ghanaian passport and National ID by false declaration.
In default, he will serve six months in prison with hard labour.
For acquiring a Ghanaian birth certificate through false declaration, the Court sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment.
He was also fined 400 penalty u...