Nigerian Deportee Stranded in Togo After Secret Transfer from Ghana
According to a report by Punch Newspaper on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, a Nigerian man deported from the United States to Ghana has revealed he is now stranded in Togo after being secretly moved across the border with five others by Ghanaian officials.
Speaking to the BBC under anonymity, he explained that they were misled into believing they would be transferred from a military camp to better accommodation. Instead, they were smuggled through a back route into Togo, with local police allegedly bribed before they were “dumped” without official notification to Togolese authorities.
Currently, four of the deportees — three Nigerians and one Liberian — are in a hotel in Lomé, relying on staff to help them receive money from relatives abroad since they lack valid travel documents.
The Nigerian man described the Ghanaian camp as deplorable, citing poor access to water, healthcare, and medication. He further lamented that his children in the US are struggling without him and expressed fear of returning to Nigeria due to his involvement in the Yoruba Self Determination Movement.
Meanwhile, lawyers representing the deportees have filed lawsuits against both the US and Ghana, accusing them of human rights violations.
According to a report by Punch Newspaper on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, a Nigerian man deported from the United States to Ghana has revealed he is now stranded in Togo after being secretly moved across the border with five others by Ghanaian officials.
Speaking to the BBC under anonymity, he explained that they were misled into believing they would be transferred from a military camp to better accommodation. Instead, they were smuggled through a back route into Togo, with local police allegedly bribed before they were “dumped” without official notification to Togolese authorities.
Currently, four of the deportees — three Nigerians and one Liberian — are in a hotel in Lomé, relying on staff to help them receive money from relatives abroad since they lack valid travel documents.
The Nigerian man described the Ghanaian camp as deplorable, citing poor access to water, healthcare, and medication. He further lamented that his children in the US are struggling without him and expressed fear of returning to Nigeria due to his involvement in the Yoruba Self Determination Movement.
Meanwhile, lawyers representing the deportees have filed lawsuits against both the US and Ghana, accusing them of human rights violations.
Nigerian Deportee Stranded in Togo After Secret Transfer from Ghana
According to a report by Punch Newspaper on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, a Nigerian man deported from the United States to Ghana has revealed he is now stranded in Togo after being secretly moved across the border with five others by Ghanaian officials.
Speaking to the BBC under anonymity, he explained that they were misled into believing they would be transferred from a military camp to better accommodation. Instead, they were smuggled through a back route into Togo, with local police allegedly bribed before they were “dumped” without official notification to Togolese authorities.
Currently, four of the deportees — three Nigerians and one Liberian — are in a hotel in Lomé, relying on staff to help them receive money from relatives abroad since they lack valid travel documents.
The Nigerian man described the Ghanaian camp as deplorable, citing poor access to water, healthcare, and medication. He further lamented that his children in the US are struggling without him and expressed fear of returning to Nigeria due to his involvement in the Yoruba Self Determination Movement.
Meanwhile, lawyers representing the deportees have filed lawsuits against both the US and Ghana, accusing them of human rights violations.
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