General News of Tuesday, 5 May 2020Source: 3 NewsFour Burkinabes arrested at Babile check point for entering Ghana ‘illegally’Two of the suspects arrestedFour Burkina Faso nationals have been arrested by Immigration officials at the Babile inland checkpoint in the Upper West Region of Ghana. According to the Upper West Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Immigration Service, Mr Ibn Yussif Duranah Abdul-Mumin Seidu, the Burkinabes were seen onboard a Hyundai Grace H300 minibus with registration number AS 3289-11. Preliminary investigations by Ghana Immigration Service suggest the four came to Ghana for “economic purposes” but they entered the country through unapproved route within the Hamile Sector Command. They were taken through initial health screening at the checkpoint and later sent to the Hamile Immigration Control for repatriation to their home country – Burkina Faso. About 126 Burkina Faso nationals have been arrested since April after Ghana closed its borders.

Source: GhanaWeb May 05, 2020 19:07 UTC