Allegedly, in an attempt to escape deportation, two Nigerian nationals living illegally in India for six years staged a public fight in a crowded market in Greater Noida, in hopes of getting arrested.
However, their plan backfired when a video of the incident, which occurred last Saturday afternoon, went viral and caught the attention of the police.
Ose and Ayuvoi, residents of Sector Omega 1, Greater Noida, were witnessed attacking each other with a large knife and a blunt object at Jagat Farm market, according to police reports.
“We received the information from a passerby. The two men were brought to the Beta 2 police station. No one filed a complaint and there were no injuries. They were released after signing personal bonds,” said Tanu Upadhyay, circle officer 1, Greater Noida.
Charles Kennedy, a representative of an organization advocating for Nigerians in India, informed TOI that the two men entered India in 2014 on tourist visas and had been residing there illegally ever since.
“They knew that they were illegal citizens and, in order to continue living here, they probably staged this fight. I have informed the police and they will be deported to Nigeria very soon,” he said.
Police confirmed that the fight was staged after reviewing the video evidence.
“In the video, they are seen attacking each other. However, not a single injury was reported. It seems that they staged the scene to get arrested. I have personally asked the local intelligence unit (LIU) to facilitate their deportation in the next 10 days,” said Upadhyay.
In July 2019, Noida police had checked the documents of more than 300 foreign nationals living in Greater Noida. Out of these, 60 were found to be illegal citizens.
Noida police mentioned that many foreigners come to the city for education and medical purposes but end up staying illegally.
“We run campaigns from time to time to filter them out. A massive crackdown is being planned now too,” Upadhyay said.
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Sir, the association is putting tremendous efforts to help the police in the prevention of crimes but some police are not helping the matter.
The 2 guys that fought at Jagat Farm were said to have bribed the police & were released.Same thing happen last year on Surajpur Police pic.com/1jVj1U7uFh— Nigerians Citizens Welfare Associations (NICWA) (@Ngnctzns) January 7, 2020