Dar es Salaam, Sept. 18 -- THE National Identification Authority (NIDA) has warned financial institutions and other credit facilities of a growing trend of retaining people's identification cards (IDs) as one of the items on collateral lists.

NIDA issued the warning after receiving complaints from people over the growing trend by credit entities in the country.

According to NIDA, some associations and nongovernmental organisations issuing loans to members of the public have been directing borrowers to surrender their IDs as collateral.

NIDA Information Officer Godfrey Tengeneza told the 'Daily News' that an order had been issued, requiring all lenders who retained people's IDs to return them to holders immediately.

"It is illegal for ...