Kenya Deports Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Over Alleged Forged Passport: Media
Kenya Deports Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Over Alleged Forged Passport: Media
The incident occurred on Wednesday at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport when Jibril Abdirashid Haji arrived from Mogadishu on a Somali diplomatic passport with a valid visa, Kenyan media reported.
During questioning, he reportedly admitted to possessing a Kenyan travel document but declined to surrender it, stating he would only produce it before a court.
Key details:
🟠Haji was held at the VIP lounge and returned to Mogadishu aboard a Daallo Airlines flight on Thursday morning.
🟠Kenyan authorities have not publicly commented on the matter.
🟠No formal statements had been issued by the Somalian government at the time of reporting.
🟠The incident reportedly follows a rise in cases of Somalis forging Kenyan documents, with corruption often cited as a factor.
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