A Nigerian man deported from the United States has told the BBC that he is stranded in a hotel in Togo after Ghanaian authorities allegedly transferred him and five others into the country without notice.
According to his account, the group had been promised better accommodation after being housed at a military camp in Ghana, but were instead left across the border in Togo. The BBC has reached out to Ghana’s government for a response.
The man, who asked to remain anonymous for security reasons, said Ghanaian officers escorted them through an unapproved border route after bribing local police, and left them there without informing Togolese authorities. “They didn’t use the main border. They took us through the back way, paid the police, and abandoned us in Togo,” he claimed.
The Nigerian, along with three other Nigerians and a Liberian, managed to check into a hotel in Lomé, the Togolese capital. With no travel documents, they have been relying on hotel staff to help them receive funds from relatives abroad to cover expenses.
He added that the group had previously appealed for improved living conditions at the Ghanaian military camp, describing it as “deplorable.” Days later, immigration officers told them they were being relocated to a hotel, but instead transported them across the border into Togo.
So far, Togolese authorities have not issued any statement regarding the alleged presence of the deportees in their country.
Author: Jasmine Adjei
Development journalist
