فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Ouassaka (Niger): The humanitarian coordination “Alarm Phone Sahara” has reported the arrival of a large group of irregular migrants, totaling 1,141 people, in the town of Ouassaka, located in the far north of Niger. Cherno Abarchi, a member of the coordination, explained in a call with the EFE news agency that these migrants, originating from sub-Saharan African and Asian countries, had been deported by the Algerian authorities.
This group is the first batch of newly deported individuals, including 41 women and 12 children, according to statistics compiled by the local police in Ouassaka in coordination with humanitarian organizations working on the ground.
Humanitarian sources stated that the migrants were transported in unofficial convoys before being abandoned in a remote desert area known as “Point Zero,” which is about 15 kilometers from the town of Ouassaka. Testimonies indicated that the deportees were forced to complete this distance on foot in harsh humanitarian conditions, often suffering from a severe lack of water and food, in addition to being exposed to very high temperatures.
These deportation operations raise concerns among human rights and humanitarian organizations regarding the conditions of the migrants’ deportation and treatment, especially in light of recurring reports of them being left in barren desert areas without the provision of basic necessities.
Source: “Alarm Phone Sahara” humanitarian coordination (via EFE news agency).
