Ghana to deport 480 illegal immigrants from Nigeria, Burkina Faso

THE Ghanaian Government has disclosed that about 480 illegal immigrants from Nigeria and Burkina Faso have been apprehended in the country.

According to the Ghana Immigration agency, the 480 immigrants were arrested in the Upper East Region,

The illegal immigrants will be deported after proper documentation.

PRO of the Upper East Regional Police, DSP David Fianko-Okyere, had revealed to the media that the undocumented immigrants were said to have made their way through Ghana’s porous borders.

The reports also said all the immigrants had no face masks on, nor have their COVID-19 status being determined.

In a similar development, the High Commission of Ghana in Nigeria has denied alleged castigation of Nigeria and her leadership by President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana.

An official of the High Commission in Abuja, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the comments trending on social media were nothing but fake news.

According to some reports, Akufo-Addo was quoted to have said: “We must learn from the mistakes of Nigeria, and never in our entire history be ever so foolish.

“You cannot declare war on your country and still be enjoying federal allocation as a state except in complicity with the government.

“The Nigerian government is an ethnic government, not a nationalistic government. What I cannot understand is why Nigerians themselves are not angry enough to change the situation.”

The official said, “There is no occasion either in private or public where President Akufo Addo attacked the good people of Nigeria.

“Mr. President holds the brotherhood of Ghana and Nigeria in the highest regard.

“The said statement is the handwork of enemies of the two brotherly countries whose desire is to continue to see unnecessary tension among the good people of the two countries.

“We shall continue to see peaceful coexistence among the good people of Ghana and Nigeria.”