Nigeria Deports Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants

4 November 2010

Hundreds of illegal immigrants in northern Nigeria have been deported to their native countries.

"We have so far repatriated almost a thousand illegal immigrants from neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon who have been in Nigeria without valid documents," said Babayo Alkali, head of immigration for Borno state.

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