General News of Saturday, 4 January 2020Source: citinewsroom.comBNI, National security personnel to arrest corrupt NIA officials in Ashanti regionSome officials at post (file photo)The National Identification Authority (NIA) says the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and National Security are closing in to apprehend officials allegedly engaged in extorting money from applicants in the ongoing Ghana card registration in the Ashanti region. In an interview with Citi News, Head of Corporate Affairs at the National Identification Authority, ACI Francis Palmdeti called on the public to assist the authority to apprehend the wrongdoers. “Following our hearing of these incidents, we have informed the BNI, CID and National Security. The National Identification Authority on Thursday, January 2nd, 2020, extended the mass registration exercise in the Ashanti Region from 10th January to Thursday, 16th January 2020. According to the statement, the mass registration exercise is scheduled to commence in the Central, Western and Western North Regions immediately after the Ashanti Region exercise ends.

Source: GhanaWeb January 04, 2020 12:56 UTC