General News of Wednesday, 3 May 2017Source: adomonline.com1,968 Ghanaians deported in 2016File photoStatistics from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has revealed,1,968 Ghanaians who travelled abroad were either deported or refused entry after arriving at their destination. The breakdown of the figure shows that 1,245 Ghanaians were refused entry into various destinations abroad for failing to meet their respective entry conditions in 2016. Ghanaians continue to be deported on commercial flights, hence the huge numbers for deportees during the year under review. 2, 940 deportees in 2013As many as 2,940 Ghanaians were deported to Ghana in 2013 while the number of Ghanaians who were refused entry into the various countries were 676. According to the data, a total of 237 Ghanaians were voluntarily repatriated from various countries to Ghana last year.

Source: GhanaWeb May 03, 2017 06:45 UTC