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The Kebbi State Police Command has reported the invention of over 200 suspected unlawful immigrants dwelling in a three-bedroom flat within the Kuwait space of Birnin Kebbi. In a press release on Wednesday, the command’s spokesman, Nafiu Abubakar, revealed that 165 of the suspects have been arrested, whereas the remainder managed to flee.
The arrests adopted an intelligence-led operation on January 31, 2025, at roughly 5 p.m., after safety operatives uncovered the massive group dwelling within the flat. A workforce of detectives from the State Felony Investigation Division performed the raid, apprehending 165 people within the course of.
In accordance with Abubakar, preliminary investigations indicated that the immigrants have been from a number of Francophone West African nations. The breakdown of their nationalities is as follows: 35 from Burkina Faso, 11 from Benin Republic, 5 from Niger Republic, 4 from Mali, and 110 from Ivory Coast.
Additional investigations revealed that not one of the people possessed legitimate journey paperwork, and so they have been allegedly concerned within the Qnet Ponzi scheme, a fraudulent funding platform identified for defrauding unsuspecting victims.
Following the preliminary investigation, the police have handed over the suspects to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kebbi State Command, for additional inquiries and authorized proceedings.
This operation comes amid a broader nationwide effort to curb irregular migration. Final week, the Minister of Inside, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, revealed that Nigeria had deported a minimum of 828 unlawful immigrants in 2024 as a part of ongoing efforts to strengthen nationwide safety.
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