The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has repatriated 925 people out of the 2,241 persons it removed from some streets of Accra last Friday.
Those repatriated last Saturday were made up of 819 Nigeriens and 106 Nigerians.
Also, 1,316 more persons, made up of 1,254 Nigeriens, 32 Nigerians, 28 Burkinabes, a Malian and a Guinean, are expected to be repatriated.
The GIS said in a statement issued last Tuesday that processes were underway to remove the rest, who are mostly beggars, from the streets.
The statement explained that all affected immigrants had to undergo profiling and security screening in line with Standard Operating Procedures. Immigrants were also segregated based on their gender and age, in line with international best practices.
Consequently, the repatriation could not commence last Friday, because the screening processes continued into the late hours of the day, the immigration service said.
The statement added that meals, among other needs of persons in detention, had been provided for by the service, and the GIS Clinic was on standby to provide medical services where necessary.
