Nigerian, Ofori Donny, arrested in Ghana over passport fraud

Ofori Donny

National Security Operatives in Ghana have arrested a Nigerian, Ofori Donny, for allegedly attempting to acquire a Ghanaian passport by fraudulent means.

Donny, 31, was alleged to have fraudulently obtained a Ghanaian birth certificate and a voter identification card in the past, Myjoyonline reports.

The Nigerian, according to the report, was caught in the process of obtaining the passport at the Passport Office in Accra.

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He was quoted saying at the headquarters of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) that he needed the passport because “he wanted to belong.”

“I am a Nigerian who has been based in Ghana for a long time…I have been part of the people and I made myself part of the people so I decided to do everything (the people do),” Donny was quoted telling Myjoyonline.

The case is still being investigated.