Five Nigerians overstaying Visas taken into custody

KOCHCHIKADE

Five Nigerians who had been overstaying in the country after the expiry of Visas were taken into custody by the Kochchikade Police during a search operation in the area. Police said the five foreigners had visited the country as tourists and staying in houses and running petty trades to make a living. A senior police official said the suspect foreigners would be produced in court to obtain an order to deport them.

A police team under OIC Kochchikade Police CI N.B.R.J. Dharmakirithi conducted the raid on the instructions of SP Lalith Rohana Gamage and SSP Piyalal Dasanayaka.