Hyderabad police have deported a 33-year-old Nigerian national from Rivers state, Geoffrey Dozieobiibe, after discovering his unauthorized presence in India and connections to drug networks. This was widely reported by Indian Media on Tuesday October 7, 2025.
Officers from the East Zone Task Force arrested Dozieobiibe on October 1, 2025, as he moved through the Tolichowki area in suspicious circumstances. Investigations uncovered that he crossed into India by road via Nepal in 2019, lacking any passport or visa. Since then, he resided in Hyderabad and Bengaluru, building ties with local drug distributors.
A senior police official explained that while no illegal substances were recovered during the arrest, Dozieobiibe’s network raised serious security alarms. “His pattern of behavior suggested active participation in narcotics distribution,” the officer noted.
Authorities collaborated with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office and the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing to confirm his details. They secured an emergency travel document from the Nigerian Embassy in New Delhi. Following standard procedures, Dozieobiibe was escorted to the airport and sent back to Nigeria on October 2, 2025.
It bears mentioning that this action forms part of broader efforts to curb unauthorized immigration and transnational crime. In the past year, Hyderabad forces have removed dozens of African nationals, including those from Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya, linked to similar violations. The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau reports over 270 foreign arrests for drug offenses in the last decade, often involving low-level operatives from international groups.
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The case echoes recent border incidents. On September 13, 2025, India’s Sashastra Seema Bal paramilitary unit detained two Nigerian fugitives among 79 escapees from Nepalese prisons. The group fled during anti-government protests and was captured at the India-Nepal frontier in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. Officials handed them to local custody.
Such events by and large have highlighted India’s push for stricter border controls and inter-agency cooperation to address migration risks and illicit activities.
