Five Burkinabes who were apprehended by Immigration personnel for attempting to enter Ghana illegally have been repatriated.
The five were apprehended at an unapproved route in the Upper West Region.
This brings to 204 the number of foreign nationals arrested on the Ghana-Burkina Faso border in the Upper West Region.
Speaking to Citi News, the Upper West Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Immigration Service, Ibn Yussif Duranah indicated the arrests include foreign nationals who also attempted to cross unapproved routes to their home country.
The all-male ECOWAS nationals whose ages ranged between 15 and 34 were ceased on two motorbikes with Burkina Faso registration numbers.
Investigations revealed that they were destined for Kumasi and Techiman for farming and trading activities.
There have been several attempts by Burkina Faso nationals to cross into Ghana for greener pastures through unapproved routes in the Upper West Region after the closure of the country’s borders to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
President Akufo-Addo following the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana announced the closure of Ghana’s borders-Land, Sea and Air.
Following the extension of the closure of the borders, it will expire on May 31, 2020.
Source: Fiilafmonline/CitiNews
