By Desire Emmanuel
A Nigerian citizen, Chibueze Solomon Onuorah, aged 46, who travelled to India on a medical visa in 2014, has been deported from the country after he was found to have overstayed his visa and also found with hard drugs.
The Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing of the country’s security apprehended and deported the man to Nigeria in order to prevent him from engaging in undesirable activities detrimental to national security.
The Nigerian, who had come to India on a medical visa in 2014, was said to have overstayed after the expiry of both his visa and passport, while also associating with drug peddlers and engaging in the procurement and sale of hard drugs the organisation described as “Ganja” in Hyderabad. According to the Hyderabad City Police on its verified X handle on Thursday, October 9, after he was found moving suspiciously within Tolichowki Police Station limits, he was apprehended by H-NEW personnel.
On interrogation, he failed to produce valid documents for his stay and admitted to overstaying in India.
Following due coordination with the FRRO, Hyderabad, an Emergency Travel Document was obtained from the Nigerian High Commission, New Delhi, and the foreigner was deported through Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, on Thursday morning.
Many Nigerians have been arrested and deported by Indian security agencies after they were found not only overstaying their visas, but also found with various quantities of hard drugs.
