245 Ghanaian Illegal Immigrants To Arrive Tomorrow

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

Some 245 illegal Ghanaian immigrants are to arrive in Ghana tomorrow.

They are being deported from Kuwait.

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah briefed the media today in Accra.

He said borders have not be opened.

According to him, the deportation is a special request from the government of Kuwait.

They will be tested and quarantined upon arrival, he said.

He said they are coming on a chartered flight.

“We have triggered the process to ensure we can receive them, mandatorily quarantine them, and treat them,” he said.

According to him, those who test negative Will mandatorily quarantine for 14 days for a second test before they are handed over to the Ghana Immigration Service in line with immigration procedure for handling deportees.

By Melvin Tarlue