Ghana has deported at least 562 Nigeriens, including beggars, who were illegally staying in the country.
The first batch of deportees arrived in the country’s capital on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
Photos of Nigerien beggars who have reached their home country and are disembarking from planes have since gone viral on social media.
Earlier, the Nigerien Embassy in Accra said that it was collaborating with the government of Ghana to kick-start the process to repatriate some Nigerien beggars on the streets of Accra.
Speaking in an interview with Accra FM, a spokesperson for Nigerien Embassy, Abdallah Mohamed Hassan, said that through the partnership with the government of Ghana, some one thousand beggars made up of children among others, have been mobilized and will be dully repatriated by migration regulations of Ghana.
According to Mohamed Hassan, all persons who will be repatriated will be taken care of by the Nigerien government and given some skills to help them make a living.