Court orders fine, deportation for Nigerian after illegal entry

A Nigerian national, who entered Guyana illegally, was fined $30,000 and ordered deported by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Tuesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The court heard that on November 17, at Charity, Chizoba Paul Udemo entered Guyana illegally without presenting himself to an immigration officer. The man pleaded guilty to the offence