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A Nigerian man deported from the United States to Ghana says he is now stranded in Togo after being secretly transferred across the border along with five others by Ghanaian officials.
According to BBC on Wednesday, the man, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity, said they were initially told they would be moved from a military camp to better accommodation, but instead were “dumped” in Togo.
According to the deportee, the group was taken through a back route into Togo, allegedly after local police were bribed, without notifying Togolese authorities.
He said, “They did not take us through the main border; they took us through the back door. They paid the police there and dropped us in Togo.”
Four of the deportees—three Nigerians and a Liberian—have since checked into a hotel in Lomé, the Togolese capital just across the border. With no documents, they are relying on hotel staff to receive financial assistance from relatives abroad.
“We’re struggling to survive in Togo without any documentation,” the man explained. “None of us has family in Togo. We’re just stuck in a hotel. Right now, we’re just trying to survive until our lawyers can help us with this situation.”
The man said conditions at the Ghanaian military camp were harsh, describing them as “deplorable.” “Life there was really hard, so we asked for a better place, better medication, better healthcare and better water,” he told the BBC. Punch
