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Nigeria repatriates 53 illegal immigrants

Xinhua, October 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

Some 53 illegal immigrants have been repatriated to Niger Republic, an official with the Nigeria Immigration Service said Wednesday.

Tamuno Oyedeji, Comptroller of Immigration Service in northern Niger State told reporters in Minna, the state capital that the immigrants were repatriated because their presence constitute security threats in the state.

"We successfully handed them over to the Niger Republic immigration officers at the border post," she added.

She said most of the illegal immigrants possess expired documents, while others have no legal documents to back their legitimate stay in the country.

She said the state government provided vehicles for the transportation of the illegal immigrants to the border post at Jibia in Katsina state.

The comptroller said the immigration has taken proactive security measures to ensure only immigrants with proper documents are allowed into the country. Endit