The South East Police Department in Haiti has announced the arrests of two Nigerians who faked Haitian nationality.
IciHaiti reports that the suspects Madukanze Kenneth, 31, and Henry Peter, 29, were arrested for possession of fake Haitian national identification cards.
They were reportedly arrested on Sunday, August 18, in Jacmel, Haiti.
Born on August 3rd, 1993, in Nigeria, Madukanze Kenneth was arrested by police in possession of a Haitian national identification card in the name of Augustin Jerry, while Henry Peter, born on February 7, 1995, in Nigeria, was also allegedly caught with a fake national identification card in the name of Junior Jean Pierre.
Haiti is grappling with extensive gang violence, marked by frequent confrontations between gangs and police forces.
Following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, gangs have seized control of large parts of the country, with the Associated Press reporting that nearly 80 percent of the capital, Port-au-Prince, is now under gang control.
