Immigration officials refuse 19 Nigeriens exit

Vigilant Immigration officials on duty at the Beat two unapproved route bordering neighbouring Burkina Faso in the Hamile Sector Command have nabbed nineteen Nigeriens for attempting to exit into Burkina Faso.

They are all males and their ages ranged between 14 and 43.

Preliminary investigations revealed that they were in Ghana around Ashanti region for some time now.

Their intention was to sneak into Burkina Faso en route Niger for farming purposes.

They were screened by the Port Health personnel.

They were sent back to Kumasi and its environs on board a VIP bus with registration number GT 4356-16 at 1500HRS