Ghana has deported at least 562 Nigeriens illegally staying in Ghana, including some beggars on the streets of Accra.
According to reports from BBC Hausa, the first batch of deportees arrived in the country’s capital in Yamai city on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
“The first plane from Ghana carrying 562 Nigeriens landed in Yamai city today Wednesday”, a post BBC Hausa shared on its Facebook page read.
Meanwhile, before then, the Nigerien Embassy in Accra has said that it was collaborating with the government of Ghana to kick-start the process.
Speaking in an interview with Accra FM, a spokesperson for Nigerien Embassy, Abdallah Mohamed Hassan, said that through the partnership with the government of Ghana, some one thousand beggars made up of children among others, have been mobilized and will be sent back by migration regulations of Ghana.
According to Mohamed Hassan, the deportation is however necessary to help rid the streets of Accra of the nuisance of seeing persons who are Nigerien nationals begging on the streets of Accra.
He therefore assured all persons to be deported to be given some skills to help them make a living.
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