Immigration deports five over criminal links

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The Immigration Department has deported at least five foreign nationals implicated in unlawful activities in the country.

The deportation, executed on March 18, aligns with the department's efforts to address the challenges posed by foreign criminals to the public and law enforcement agencies.

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the deported individuals are all Nigerian nationals and had previously been expelled and barred from entry before they re-entered the country.

Among those deported are Olayiwola Saheed Tunde, identified as an illegal resident and suspected of drug trafficking, and Nwosu Prince Chukwuebuka, apprehended with counterfeit 1 million US dollars.

The two were also found in possession of 11 fake Nigerian passports and three Kenyan passports.

The list further includes Ajibade Adewale, Nwanonaku Alexander Odirachukwumma, and Olayiwola Babatunde Akintomwa, all suspected of drug trafficking and residing in the country without authorisation.

The DCI reported that the individuals were engaged in various criminal acts, such as credit card fraud, drug distribution within Nairobi's residential areas, and the possession of fraudulent documents, including fake passports and counterfeit US dollars.

It was also revealed that the suspects, mainly from West African countries, often relocate to Tanzania, which serves as a base for coordinating drug consignments into Kenya, in collaboration with local accomplices.