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Niomré councillor remanded over forged civil status documents

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Map: Niomré, Senegal

Ibrahima Ndiaye, a municipal councillor in Niomré, in the Louga region, has been remanded in custody for forgery and use of forged official documents. He is suspected of obtaining a falsified birth certificate for Nourah Ba, according to Seneweb, which also reports his admission and the payment of 20,000 CFA francs.

Ibrahima Ndiaye, a municipal councillor in Niomré, in the Louga region, has been remanded in custody in the case involving Guinean influencer Nourah Ba. He has been charged, among other offences, with forgery and use of forged official documents, according to Seneweb.

The elected official is suspected of helping Nourah Ba obtain a birth certificate less than three months old in 2024, while she was in Morocco, to renew her national identity card. Ibrahima Ndiaye admitted receiving 20,000 CFA francs from the influencer, Seneweb reports.

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