Nigerian man arrested in Cambodia for public disturbance, illegal stay

The Department of Investigation and Procedure of Phnom Penh Immigration Department on Thursday, January 23, received a Nigerian man identified as Lucius Okafor from Khan Meanchey police post.

The 21-year-old Nigerian national was arrested by police Khan Meanchey for disturbing people, and after questioning, it was discovered that he had no passport or visa.

It was gathered that that he also had no clothes on at the time of his arrest. Hence, the public disturbance charge.

He has reportedly been living in Cambodia for ten months since he arrived through Ban Laem border into Battambang from Thailand, but he has no current visa extension.

The police sent the troubled Nigerian to the General Department of Immigration to be processed and deported.