As a proactive measure to guard against a
likely attack by the Boko Haram sect, the Cameroonian immigration
authorities have deported about 450 Nigerians living illegally in the
country.
Those affected were picked up from
Kousseri, a border town between Cameroon and Chad where they had
initially been sent packing by the authorities in that country.
They were handed to government officials
in Mubi, Adamawa State, North-Eastern Nigeria, according to Africa
Review, a Kenyan digital news platform.
A Cameroonian official, Mr. Albert Mekondané Obounou, said those affected, “are foreign nationals without valid documents.”
A security source, who asked not to be
named, revealed that the move was also part of an agreement reached by
countries leading the fight against the insurgents in the sub-region.
“We decided to send home all foreigners
without valid papers. Other countries of the sub-region involved in the
fight against Boko Haram had advocated this solution to truly fight
against the terrorists who infiltrate people,” the source said.
Nationals
of other countries affected in the latest crackdown include Chad, Mali.
Cameroon said it was only the beginning of a hunt on undocumented
foreigners in the country.
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