27 illegal immigrants arrested in southern Nigeria

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-10-25 17:26:03

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said Friday it had arrested at least 27 illegal immigrants in southern city of Enugu.

Deputy Comptroller of the Service Obetta Asogwa told reporters that the arrest was made after a raid to identify foreigners not living in accordance with extant immigration regulations.

He said the Service would also raid other parts of the state later.

Asogwa said that many illegal immigrants were being used as cheap labor by some influential individuals as only 16 out of the 27 illegal immigrants would be immediately sent back to their own country.

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