Security agencies on Sunday detained a Nigerian youth at Agartala airport a day after he illegally entered Tripura from Bangladesh. The detention occurred within three days of arrest of a man from Congo on Bangladesh side of Tripura border.
Police identified the Nigerian as Thaiok Nowabo. He was trying to travel to Kolkata with fake documents.
Nowabo is currently held at the Airport police station. He would be produced before court on Monday.
Border Guards, Bangladesh (BGB) recently captured Badila Sidmin Sanselvig from a location along border with Tripura. The man from Congo entered Bangladesh from Sonamura in west Tripura.
Several nationals from African countries were arrested in Tripura, mainly for illegal cross border movement, over past two years. A few of them are still languishing in jail while the rest returned to home countries following diplomatic intervention.
Tripura and other northeastern states are on high alert ahead of Independence Day celebration. Border locations, railway stations and airports have put under excessive security surveillance.
