General News of Thursday, 14 May 2020Source: Daily MailGhana repatriates 122 ECOWAS nationals over virus restrictionsFile photoA total of 122 ECOWAS nationals were arrested in the Upper West Region in April this year, officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has said. Public Affairs Director of the Upper West Region sect of the Ghana Immigration Service told Dailymailgh.com that security has been beefed up across border towns to ward off such migrants. Meanwhile, five persons believed to be Burkina Faso nationals had been arrested by the service at the time of filing this report. They were picked up on Wednesday, May 12 while using an unapproved route near their native country, Burkina Faso. The all-male ECOWAS nationals whose ages ranged between 15 and 34 were intercepted on two motorbikes with Burkina Faso registration numbers.

Source: GhanaWeb May 13, 2020 18:11 UTC