The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has revealed that it has successfully repatriated 925 undocumented migrants following a recent operation in Accra.
This was contained in a statement issued on Monday, May 19, 2025.
According to the GIS, 819 Nigeriens and 106 Nigerians have so far been returned to their respective home countries.
The majority of the migrants were engaged in street begging and were arrested during a major swoop conducted by the GIS on Friday, May 16, 2025.
The repatriation process began on Saturday, May 17.
“Repatriation was initiated in the morning of Saturday, 17th May, 2025. At the time of this release, 925 persons have been successfully repatriated, and processes are underway to remove the rest,” the statement said.
GIS explained that the AU-affected immigrants went through profiling and security screening in line with Standard Operating Procedures.
“Immigrants were also segregated based on their gender and age, in line with international best practices.”
It added that meals, among other needs of persons in detention, have been provided for by the Service.
It said a clinic is on standby to provide medical services where necessary.
The breakdown of nationalities of the 2,241 persons currently held at the designated holding centre is as follows:
Nigerien – 2,073
Nigerian – 138
Burkinabe -28
Guinean -1
Malian-1
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
