Hot Updates and Education Portal: national identity card

Warning:Avoid Fake ID.

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 It explained that some of the features were not visible to naked 
eyes, which distinguished the card from any of its kinds and could only 
be issued by the NIMC. “The implication of fake national ID cards in 
circulation is that Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East also used 
similar method of identification for their members in the past who were 
nabbed by the military.The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday warned Nigerians against 
approaching unauthorized agencies and individuals for national 
identification registration. It said that the National Identity 
Management Commission (NIMC) remained the only agency responsible for 
registration and issuance of the national identity card.It added that unauthorised production and distribution of the cards 
could engender ‘’serious security breach in the ongoing 
counter-insurgency operation in the North-East’’. According to the 
statement, the approved national identity card, which is a chip-based 
card, has over 18 security features.The statement was issued by Col. Rabe Abubakar, Acting Director of 
Defence Information, in Abuja. The statement said the military 
authorities had issued a ‘’red alert’’ against the prevailing incidences
 of unauthorized reproduction of the national identity card by 
unscrupulous elements in the society.“The general public should guard against patronizing unauthorized agents
 to obtain their national identification as there are racketeers issuing
 fake cards for monetary and criminal gains,’’ it said.It, therefore, appealed to members of the public to report any attempt 
by unauthorized persons to issue cards similar to the national identity 
cards to the security agencies.The statement 
said the alert would assist the security forces to contain infiltration 
of illegal aliens who may acquire the cards to legalise their migration 
into the country to support the terrorists.