Liberia launches mass biometric enrollment for citizens, aliens

A nationwide campaign in Liberia to register citizens and foreigners into the country’s national identification database was due to be launched May 2 in the presence of President Joseph Boakai.

In a recent announcement, the National Identification Registry (NIR) said it was launching the exercise under the supervision of the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs, The New Dawn reports.

During the registration process, citizens and aliens living in the country will have their biometric data captured, data which …

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