Seventy-two Nigerian women and a Togolese, are to be deported by the Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for being in the country illegally.

Most of the Nigerian deportees were also said to have engaged in prostitution in Ghana, apart from lacking the requisite resident permits.

They were arrested along with nine Ghanaians in a swoop at the Redco Flats neighbourhood at Madina in Accra on Thursday, September 20.

The Ghanaians are to be handed over to the Ghana Police Service for prosecution.

Briefing newsmen during a Press Conference yesterday, Public Affairs of the GIS, Deputy Superintendent of Immigration (DSI), Linda Asare Mantey, at a press briefing said the swoop was based on intelligence the service gathered.

According to her, 20 of the suspects were arrested at the Junior Hotel at Madina whilst the rest were arrested in the same vicinity, which is noted for prostitution activities.

She said the foreign nationals would be repatriated to their home countries whilst the Ghanaian nationals would be handed over to the police for further investigations and prosecution.
Illegalities

Supt. Mantey said although eight of the foreign nationals claimed they had passports, they could not produce any such documents, explaining that “the GIS has requested for their travel certificates from the Nigerian High Commission as well as the Togo Embassy to send them back to their various countries.”

The suspects, she said, had refused to give details of their presence in the country, including when they entered Ghana.

According to her, the suspects “have built ghettos and kiosks where they operate,” adding that some of the suspects were arrested in the act.

“It is illegal to come to the country and engage in prostitution,” she said, cautioning prospective foreign nationals and Ghanaians who engage in such practices to desist from it.

Supt. Mantey also cautioned owners and managers of hotel facilities who hire their facilities out to irregular migrants and locals to use for prostitution to refrain from it, saying “We will go after them.”

She gave a hint that the Enforcement Unit of GIS would embark on similar exercises in other areas where both irregular foreign nationals and locals engage prostitution activities.

https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/09/ghana-immigration-set-to-deport-72.html

NIGERIA b lyk MTN { Everywhere you go} We dey...

this small small countries trying to look for a diplomatic war from Nigeria. I remember when nigerdelta avengers was blocking supply of crude to ghana., the whole ghana instantly went up in blackout. the last time we closed our land border to Cotonou, their country economy almost collapsed. even when fashola cut of people enjoying our power supply because of debt, all their president came to beg in abuja

Straight to Benue and Edo...

The only state that have association of prostitute

I pledge to Nigeria my country...... please the Ghanian authority should hasten up, so they'll come and renew their pledge back home their services are in constant demand over here.

Whattt returns of ashawo... price go reduce ��

lol...Nigeria has no prestige again

Na dem sabi, i no send person "Ashawo work"

........ ToTo go expensive for Ghana now

Even Ghana is rejecting our Girls... dey already av enuff girls with big yansh...

Even the ones lying that they are schooling in UK

When Nigeria deported Ghanaians,we called it Ghana Must Go

So When Ghana deports Nigerian Prostitutes, they will call it Nigerian Prostitutes Must Go

10 million diseases will be rendered homeless when they arrive Nigeria.

I pity some people

OMG

Send them back to us in one piece please. They are one of us and we'll gladly receive them back with arms open wide.

At least they have found out first-hand that the proverbial grass isn't always greener on the other side.

Lessons learnt, its now time to re-evaluate, retool and start rebuilding.

Some of una wey been don run go waste una destiny, na Nigeria here una true purpose in life dey but short-sightedness wouldn't allow you see and realise this fact.

Enjoy my siggy

Our population is exploding without commensurate plans for our basic needs

Good.....Olosho price will crash now due to more competition...


Welcome home,our sisters

Buhari cause dis one again and again

G N

Chai
Business have closed

Make we find ghananian prostitutes n deport dem also,abi dem nor dey?

Can you just imagine Ghana deporting Nigerians?




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Navalguy:
Buhari cause dis one again and again

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With prostitution aside, I think a Nigerian has the right to live and work in Ghana based on ECOWAS level.