{"id":357513,"date":"2011-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/01\/nigerian-issued-with-biometric-passport\/"},"modified":"2011-04-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T00:00:00","slug":"nigerian-issued-with-biometric-passport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/01\/nigerian-issued-with-biometric-passport\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian issued with biometric passport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"46\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Ghana Immigration Service has begun investigations into how a biometric passport was issued to a Nigerian national. <\/p>\n<p>Henry Ude was arrested in possession of the Ghanaian passport at the Kotoka International Airport. <\/p>\n<p>The Service concedes it is possible some of its officers connived to illegally issue the passport. <\/p>\n<p>Head of Public Affairs, Francis Palmdeti told Joy News no passport officer will be spared if found culpable.<\/p>\n<p>The introduction of the biometric passport was expected to stop the illegal acquisition of Ghanaian passports. <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Palmdeti says the incident does not question the credibility of the new documents.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Joy News\/Ghana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the original here: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Ghana Immigration Service has begun investigations into how a biometric passport was issued to a Nigerian national. Henry Ude was arrested in possession of the Ghanaian passport at the Kotoka International Airport. 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