The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says it has repatriated a complete of 925 international nationals engaged in begging for alms on the streets of Accra and different main cities as of final Saturday.
A complete of two,241 international nationals have been rounded up throughout numerous components of Accra for participating in road begging and are at the moment being held at designated holding centres whereas processes are ongoing for the removing of the remaining.
The GIS gave the breakdown of these picked up as 2,073 Niger residents, Nigeria, 138; Burkina Faso, 28; with one Guinean and one Malian.
A press release signed by the pinnacle of Public Affairs of the GIS, Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ACI) Michael Amoako-Atta, and copied to The Ghanaian Occasions mentioned “All affected immigrants needed to bear profiling and safety screening in keeping with Commonplace Working Procedures.”
He mentioned the Immigrants have been additionally segregated primarily based on their gender and age, in keeping with internationwide greatest practices.
As well as, he famous that the beggars have been supplied with meals, amongst different wants as they keep on the holding centre of the service.
To keep away from congestion on the holding centre on the nationwide headquarters, there was a brief maintain on arrests.
The assertion indicated that the Particular Operation was being performed humanely cognisant of the rights of all migrants.
The GIS, it emphasised, remained dedicated to its core values of Professionalism and Respect for Human Rights, and assures most people of humane dealing with of affected immigrants.
“The GIS expresses utmost gratitude to all stakeholders, especially most people and the media, for his or her help viaout this train.
As Ghana’s lead company in migration administration and border safety, the GIS assures the general public of its dedication to working honest and agency immigration programs and contributing to nationwide safety and growth.
The Particular Operation will resume and proceed sooner or later, within the effort to rid the streets of beggars and clamp down on criminal networks.
The Service needs to request steady collaboration and help from all stakeholders for the success of this train,” the assertion emphasised.
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