Mozambique Defies Court Order, Deports 31 Nigerian Traders

The Mozambican government has deported 31 Nigerian traders despite a court order for their release. They were arrested on February 28 at a spare parts market in Maputo and charged without public disclosure of any offences. A heavy rainfall on March 13 delayed their arraignment. The Maputo City Court later ruled that all 42 detainees should be freed, but authorities rearrested them. Uchenna Nwafor, president of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation in Mozambique, said 13 traders were deported on Monday and 18 on Thursday. Eleven others remain in detention under unclear circumstances. Local legal counsel and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission have criticised the actions as contempt of court and called for full transparency and due process.

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