Hyderabad Task Force deports Nigerian over illegal entry, drug network links

HYDERABAD: The Commissioner’s Task Force, East Zone, on October 2 apprehended a 33-year-old Nigerian national who had been living illegally in India since 2019 and deported him to his home country.

Entered India illegally via Nepal in 2019

Police identified him as Geoffrey Dozieobi Ibe, a native of Nigeria. According to officials, he entered India through Nepal without valid travel documents and later moved between Hyderabad and Bengaluru, where he was in contact with drug peddlers.

Caught in Tolichowki; found associating with drug traffickers

Authorities picked him up near Tolichowki police station limits based on specific intelligence. During questioning, he failed to produce a passport or visa and could not explain his stay in the country. Police clarified that they did not recover any narcotic substances from his possession at the time of apprehension.

His identity and records were verified with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Hyderabad, and the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW). Following this, the Nigerian Embassy secured an emergency travel certificate to facilitate his deportation.

Officials said his continued presence in India posed a high risk of involvement in drug trafficking. The deportation proceedings were carried out under the supervision of Inspector U. Chandra Shekar of the East Zone Task Force and executed by sub-inspectors S. Karunakar Reddy, M. Anantha Chary, and P. Nagaraju, in coordination with the FRRO and H-NEW.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Ande Srinivasa Rao said the action was taken to prevent him from engaging in activities detrimental to national security.