{"id":159168,"date":"2025-04-12T21:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T20:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/22-undocumented-foreign-nationals-arrested-during-police-raid-in-nasarawa"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:06:31","slug":"22-undocumented-foreign-nationals-arrested-during-police-raid-in-nasarawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/22-undocumented-foreign-nationals-arrested-during-police-raid-in-nasarawa","title":{"rendered":"22 undocumented foreign nationals arrested during police raid in Nasarawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Police in Nasarawa State have apprehended 22 foreign nationals for allegedly residing in the country without valid immigration documents.<\/p>\n<p>The arrests were made during a raid in the New Karu Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>According to intelligence sources, the operation was launched following a tip-off received by the Area Commander of New Karu.<\/p>\n<p>The raid was carried out around 1:00 p.m. on April 10 at a three-bedroom flat located at Ibro Block, New Karu.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects, aged between 20 and 45, are nationals of Mali, Co\u0302te d\u2019Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. They include 14 men and 8 women.<\/p>\n<p>Among those arrested are Amidu Dau (23), Youssouf Diarra (28), Amadou Ba (27), Samba Gadyaga (20), and Oumarou Bari (45) from Mali; as well as Fatoumaya Ouedraga (20), Aicha Toure (20), Safiatou Banba (24), Djamila Dao (25), Doumbia Ismael (30), Aroune Kone (24), and Dao Samassi (26) from Burkina Faso and Co\u0302te d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n<p>Also detained are Seydou Kassoungue (21), Moussa Diallo (23), Fatim Kouyate (21), Abi Bembele (26), Mamadou Fane (22), David Kone (28), Konate Tchemoko (20), and Amadou Dao (28).<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary investigations confirmed that none of the individuals had valid travel or immigration documents authorizing their stay in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Police authorities stated that all suspects are currently undergoing further investigation and that appropriate actions will be taken in coordination with relevant immigration officials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Police in Nasarawa State have apprehended 22 foreign nationals for allegedly residing in the country without valid immigration documents. The arrests were made during a raid in the New Karu Local Government Area. 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