See reason:26 Nigerians arrested in Kenyan

The government of Kenya has arrested 26 Nigerians

for allegedly staying in the country without valid

documents and involving in fraudulent activities.

    According to a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Oct. 25,

by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some of detained persons

have been indicted for criminal activities, including advance fee

fraud.

The Nigerian High Commission in Nairobi said;

 "It has found that the

Immigration Authority of Kenya acted in accordance with their

domestic laws regarding the arrest and subsequent removal of

illegal immigrants by cracking down on foreigners whose visas had

lapsed, but who had continued to remain in Kenya illegally," the

statement, signed by the ministry's spokesman, Jane Adams ,

said.