The Ghana Immigration Service released a statement on 9th April, 2021, addressed to all controls in the country.
The statement warns against opening our country doors to some Nigerians.
This comes after over 1,800 prisoners escaped from a prison in Nigeria. Although there is a manhunt for the escaped prisoners, state security warns in the letter to arouse the attention of all controls in Ghana, to be on high alert.
“You are to inform officers and men under your command to take note and be on high security alert to prevent the entry of these criminal escapees from entering the country.”
Ghanaian security agents, especially the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), however, are on high alert over the possible heading to the country of escapee Nigerian prisoners.
The Comptroller-General of the GIS has in view of this possibility put all its controls or formations on high alert for the possible entry of the hardened criminals.
A wireless message titled ‘Prison Break In Nigeria’ originating from the Comptroller-General and sent to all controls and copied to management staff and regional commanders, directs personnel to be on the lookout for the entry of the said prisoners.
About a week ago, 1,800 inmates escaped from a prison in Nigeria after it was attacked by gunmen.
The attackers reportedly arrived in pickup trucks and buses, carrying rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns, explosives and rifles in the early hours of Monday.
They entered the prison yard in the south-eastern town of Owerri by using explosives to blast the administrative block.
So far, Six prisoners reportedly returned, while 35 refused to escape.
The Nigerian Correctional Service confirmed that 1,844 inmates escaped from the jail in Imo state.
