A total of 165 illegal individuals who migrated from Burkina Faso, Niger Republic, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic among other countries have been arrested by the Nigeria Police.
The Police Command in Kebbi State said the illegal immigrants were all living in a three-bedroom flat in the Kuwait area of Birnin Kebbi..
Nafiu Abubakar, the spokesperson for the Kebbi police command said the immigrants were arrested following an intelligence report which led the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to the location.
“During the operation, 35 Burkina Faso nationals, 110 from Ivory Coast, 11 from Benin Republic, five from Niger Republic, and four from Mali were taken into custody,” Abubakar said.
According to Abubakar, the individuals who have already been handed over to the Nigerian Immigration Service were also suspected to be involved in Qnet Ponzi scheme.
Some residents of the area who spoke on their arrest said they were worried about the presence of the illegal immigration in the place.
A resident said, “We don’t know what they do for a living, but we have been seeing them coming in and out of the flat. We don’t know where they are from, but it’s clear they are not Nigerians.
“Some of us reported their presence to the police. Given the current security situation, you can’t be too cautious,” he added.
