NIA picks up Togolese woman at Teshie over viral Ghana Card video

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has picked up a woman at Teshie in Greater Accra for questioning after a video circulated on social media in which she said she was from Togo but had obtained a Ghana Card, and 1960news reported on Thursday 12 November 2026.

The NIA's Internal Criminal Investigations Department carried out the operation with the Ghana Immigration Service, according to the reports, which cited information from the Authority. The woman, who has not been named, is assisting investigators to establish how the card was issued and whether there were irregularities in the registration process.

In the video, the woman said she got her Ghana Card "before many Ghanaians" and also had a voter's card, and suggested that officials who registered her had made a mistake. Her claims have not been verified, and she has not been reported to have been charged with any offence.

The Ghana Card is issued to Ghanaian citizens and to legally resident foreign nationals under separate categories; only citizens are entitled to register as voters. The NIA said it remained committed to protecting the integrity of the national identification system.