
Nigeria has sent 36 Indians back to their country over possession of fake visas with which they gained entry into the country.
They are Sajji, Mrs. Sajji Arvini, Mrs. Sunil Babujumma, Mrs. Meemi, Papachi, Mr Deva, Rajani, Mrs. Kiran Shivachadra, Shivachadra and Mr Shakthi, Prabhukumar, Rajan, Mr Shree Kumar, Jagandeesh, Mrs. Mamathaja, Mrs. Sheela, Prasad, Pappa and Ms. Nirveni.
Others are Shambhu Kumar, Mrs. Reshma, Ravi Kumar, Iraji, Mrs. Jinotha, Kishore, Nageena, Mrs. Sheelavathi, Nentaraju/Santhosh Kumar, Mrs. Sumati, Krishna Lokesh, Santhil, Vasantha, Seebu, Vishwanath, Vishwanth Ramya and Rajeshwari.
According to the Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Interior, Dr Mohammed Umar in a statement, the minister, retired Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has approved such deportation with immediate effect, adding that two nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea were also deported. They are AN Chuk Sik and Jon Su Gyong.
Dr. Umar said that the deportation was done pursuant to section 45(2, 3 and 4) of the Nigeria Immigration Act 2015, adding that the Indian nationals gained entry into the country with fake visas and counterfeit Immigration stamps, while the Korean nationals failed to regularize their stay upon the expiration of their contract with Zamfara Government.
The ministry asked all foreign nationals to operate within the provisions of the law as the nation would not compromise its immigration laws.