Volta Regional Commander of Ghana Immigration Services (GIS) has explained People from West African nations who flout border closures by entering Ghana’s jurisdiction illegally as saboteurs.
Peter Claver Nantuo described that the Govt Instrument that underwrites the closure of the country’s borders had not been lifted for human site visitors and would interpret its tenet viciously if the disregard continues.
Mr Nantuo built these pronouncements in the course of a brief with the Ghana Information Company, when Servicemen intercepted some 34 nationals of neighbouring nations around the world attempting to arrive at Accra by unapproved routes but have been arrested at Asikuma inland port.
He reported about 300 of these types of nationals including Nigerians, Togolese, Beninese, Burkinabes have been busted in batches concerning January and April 2021 and have because been repatriated to their different nations around the world.
He disclosed that identical arrests and repatriation involving some 500 nationals were produced along the Bolgatanga corridor and in the last 7 days in the Volta Region by yourself, some 98 and 33 unlawful immigrants have been arrested and repatriated into their primary countries.
He mentioned the saboteurs have been arrested at Akuse, Asikuma, Sege, Somanya and Sogakope inland borders have been acquiring the penchant to intentionally outwit Servicemen, but assures the public his gentlemen and gals ended up resilient and up to the activity.
He claimed their modus operandi was to search for greener pastures, take a look at people and mainly internet networking advertising, cyber-fraud with the connivance of ‘okada’ riders carting them by way of unapproved routes for a charge.
Mr Nantuo re-emphasised that as frontliners at the country’s entry and exit factors “we shall not permit down the constructions of national stability for advantage or benefits,” but show professionalism affiliated with GIS.
He claimed the Company was collaborating with sister stability organizations to police the borders and share intelligence, which he mentioned was yielding dividends.
He explained “stay away from our borders until eventually opened,” reminding them that the sanctions of the E.I were punitive spanning four several years and a fantastic of GHC120,000 or both equally.
“Tell your compatriots to refrain from these traits or confront the rigours of law.”
