Section 8: Issue of national identity card

(1)
Upon the registration of a person under this Act, the registrar shall, upon the payment of a fee of N1, issue to such person, a national identity card as in Form ID 1 as specified in the Second Schedule to this Act.
[Second Schedule. 1984 No. 28.]
(2) It shall be the duty of every person to whom a national identity card is issued under this Act, to secure its safety and preservation in good form.
(3) Any person who finds or comes into possession of a national identity card which was not issued to him shall, without undue delay, return it to the person to whom it was issued or forward it to the nearest registrar.