NIA dismisses 10 staff over allegations of extortion
"The allegations against the dismissed officers included demanding and accepting unauthorised fees from Ghana Card applicants, as well as manipulating the registration system for personal gain.
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed 10 members of its staff following allegations of misconduct and extortion of funds from Ghana Card applicants, and violations of the authority’s rules.
"The allegations against the dismissed officers included demanding and accepting unauthorised fees from Ghana Card applicants, as well as manipulating the registration system for personal gain.
The decision by Management to dismiss the officers followed thorough investigations conducted by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service stationed at NIA's headquarters in Accra,” the Authority said in a statement.
The acts of misconduct are said to have happened at NIA’s head office in Accra, Subin Sub-Metro District Office in Kumasi, Western Regional Office in Takoradi, Registrar General’s Department Office at Accra Central, Adentan Municipal Office and La-Nkwantanang Municipal Office.
“Speaking on the matter during a recent round of visits to NIA’s 16 regional offices nationwide, the Executive Secretary of the NIA, Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah said the dismissal of the officers serves as a strong signal that respect for the fundamental human rights of NIA staff will go hand in hand with the swift and certain application of the law.”
