Two Nigerian nationals who allegedly escaped from a prison in Nepal during recent anti-government protests have been arrested in India.
According to a Press Trust of India report on Monday, the suspects were intercepted on Saturday at Jainagar in Bihar State by operatives of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), India’s paramilitary force, while attempting to cross the border.
The Nigerians were said to be among several inmates, both locals and foreigners, who fled detention centres in Nepal after violent demonstrations swept across the Himalayan nation in recent weeks. Some prisons were set on fire as protesters clashed with security forces.
A security source told PTI, “These people have been caught from the border over the last three to four days after they escaped from various jails following the massive anti-government protests in Nepal.”
Officials said the arrests were part of a heightened security operation along the 1,751-kilometre India-Nepal border, which remains largely unfenced across 20 districts in five Indian states.
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