Ghana to deport 54 Nigerians
By Adekunle Badmus
54 Nigerians arrested for unlawful entry into Ghana are currently awaiting repatriation.
officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have said, they came in through the unapproved Ghana-Togo frontier route.
The illegal travellers are currently in the custody of Aflao Sector Command of the GIS.
They were apprehended at various unapproved routes within the last ten days.
The Arrested travelers have been detained at the arrival hall of the Aflao GIS, pending their repatriation to their home country.
Aflao Sector Commander of the GIS, Frederick Baah Duodu, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that,
the Service had begun processes to enable the illegal travellers to be deported to their home country.
“On Friday, July 10, some three officials from the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana led by Daniel Tonibor,
were at Aflao to ascertain the arrest and condition of their compatriots in custody,” he said.
Duodu said the suspects could spend some more time in custody to complete the processes for a successful repatriation exercise.
“The Nigerian officials in the country will have to activate processes to get an approval letter from the Togo and Benin Embassies.
Of course, they will need to visit Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to undergo some procedures to acquire laissez-passer for their citizenry.
“Besides, the suspects had undergone port health screening processes with their samples taken for COVID-19 test,
which results are yet to arrive,” he added.
The Sector Commander said though the arrival hall was not meant to serve as custody for illegal travelers,
the circumstances had compelled the Command to keep the travelers there and assured that the officers were on alert to protect the borders.
