Don’t rush to travel abroad
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This is because travelling outside could result in untold suffering, abuse of their rights, exploitation and in some cases, death.
The Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, Mr Francis Palmdeti, gave the caution at a public education campaign for students of the Keta Senior High School (KETASCHO) in the Volta Region.
It was part of a nationwide educational campaign on illegal immigration and proper processes for travelling outside the country.
Mr Palmdeti advised students to make sure they acquired the right documents before travelling.
He further advised them not to rely on middlemen to secure them travelling documents since the acquisition of passports had been decentralised at the regional level.
Two persons who suffered the hazards of migration testified about their ordeals.
The Vice-President of Sahara Hustlers Association, Mr Eric Appiah, narrated his ordeal through the desert with some of his colleagues who died in the course of the journey and Ms Monica Abatawiah recounted how she was swindled by a pastor who took her to Kuwait.
According to her, she was used as a slave and prevented from communicating with others, adding that it was by the grace of God that she was able to return to Ghana.
By Tim Dzamboe/Junior Graphic/Ghana