A complete of 165 unlawful people who migrated from Burkina Faso, Niger Republic, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic amongst different nations have been arrested by the Nigeria Police.
The Police Command in Kebbi State stated the unlawful immigrants have been all dwelling in a three-bedroom flat within the Kuwait space of Birnin Kebbi..
Nafiu Abubakar, the spokesperson for the Kebbi police command stated the immigrants have been arrested following an intelligence report which led the State Legal Investigation Division (SCID) to the placement.
“In the course of the operation, 35 Burkina Faso nationals, 110 from Ivory Coast, 11 from Benin Republic, 5 from Niger Republic, and 4 from Mali have been taken into custody,” Abubakar stated.
In response to Abubakar, the people who’ve already been handed over to the Nigerian Immigration Service have been additionally suspected to be concerned in Qnet Ponzi scheme.
Some residents of the world who spoke on their arrest stated they have been frightened concerning the presence of the unlawful immigration within the place.
A resident stated, “We don’t know what they do for a dwelling, however we’ve been seeing them coming out and in of the flat. We don’t know the place they’re from, nevertheless it’s clear they aren’t Nigerians.
“A few of us reported their presence to the police. Given the present safety scenario, you possibly can’t be too cautious,” he added.