The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has announced the successful repatriation of 925 undocumented migrants following a recent operation in Accra. Most of these migrants had been engaged in street begging and were arrested during a major operation conducted by the GIS on Friday, May 16, 2025. The repatriation process began the following day, Saturday, May 17.
In a statement issued on Monday, May 19, the GIS confirmed that 819 Nigeriens and 106 Nigerians have been returned to their home countries. The statement read, “Repatriation was initiated in the morning of Saturday, May 17, 2025. At the time of this release, 925 individuals have been successfully repatriated, and processes are underway to facilitate the removal of the remaining individuals.”
The GIS emphasised that further efforts are ongoing to remove the remaining undocumented migrants picked up during the exercise. The breakdown of nationalities of the 2,241 persons currently held at designated Holding Centre are as follows:
Nigerien- 2,073
Nigerian- 138
Burkinabe -28
Guinean -1
Malian-1
The GIS stated that AU-affected immigrants went through profiling and security screening in line with Standard Operating Procedures. “Immigrants were also segregated based on their gender and age, in line with international best practices.” GIS assured that meals, among other needs of persons in detention, have been provided for by the Service, adding that a clinic is on standby to provide medical services where necessary.
By: Leticia Osei
