4 Nigerian Nationals Held in Tripura for Illegal Entry

Guwahati, November 3, 2019:

Four Nigerian nationals were arrested on Satuday from Agartala rail station in Tripura by Government Railway Police staff during a routine search. While searching, they caught the four Nigerians in a train.

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The GRP officials said that they seized Agartala-Guwahati tickets from their possession.

The detainees have been identified as: Okafor Obiorah Michel (23), Igbanugo Odikpo Donatus (28), Madubuku Onyedika Chukwu Stanley (29) and Piterson Wilson (27).

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Among those, Piterson Wilson does not have a passport. According to GRP, the other three have the passport, but they don't have the Visa to enter India. They only have the Visa of Nigeria to Bangladesh.

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It has come to be known that they are all footballers and had come to Bangladesh to play football. They were headed to Guwahati to play football for a local club.

The GRP has sent them to the Amtali police station and they will produced in Court on Sunday.

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