The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested 165 immigrants said to be from Francophone countries and handed them over to the State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service for further investigation.
A statement by the Police Command image maker, SP Nafiu Abubakar, made available to Radio Nigeria in Kebbi state says an intelligence report revealed that over Two Hundred persons were discovered in a Three-Bedroom Flat in the Kuwait area of Birnin Kebbi metropolis.
The statement said the residents were raided by a team of Detectives attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) and successfully arrested One Hundred and Sixty-Five (165) occupants.
It stated that" while on the investigation, it was discovered that, all of the arrested suspects were from Francophone countries of Burkina Faso, Benin Republic, Niger Republic, Mali, and Ivory Coast "
" Investigation further revealed that the suspects are residing in Nigeria without any valid documents and allegedly involved in Qnet Ponzi Scheme ".
The statement said, on conclusion of the preliminary investigations by the Command, the arrested suspected immigrants have been transferred to the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kebbi State Command, for the continuation of the investigation and further necessary action.
Story by Abdullahi Tukur
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