Ghana Deports 16 Yahoo Boys Back To Nigeria

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) yesterday said that 16 Nigerians had been deported from Ghana for allegedly committing cyber crimes.

Dr. Chukwu Emeka, the Controller of the Command, disclosed this during a news conference in Seme, Lagos State.

According to Emeka, these are young Nigerians who claimed that they were deceived or intentionally went out of the country in search of greener pastures.

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“Some of them are victims in the sense that they were deceived that they could make money if they left Nigeria. Unfortunately, they didn’t get the actual thing they bargained for in Ghana.

“Further investigation also showed that most of them left the country through illegal routes or through the sea to other West African countries.

“We also discovered that most of them travelled without genuine travel documents. So when they got to Ghana, they became prey to the authorities.

“The Comptroller General of NIS, Mr Idris Jere, has always advised Nigerians to get genuine travellers’ documents before leaving the country.

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“Yes, we are part of the ECOWAS treaty of free movement and goods within the sub-region. The condition is that you must enter those countries through a legitimate route and with the right travel documents.

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