Nigerian slapped with illegal entry charge

– ordered to leave in 24 hours

A Nigerian man was on Monday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts slapped with an illegal entry charge.

Dennis Derie, 34, pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on March 27, 2016 at Lethem he illegally entered Guyana by crossing the frontier and failed to present himself to an immigration officer.

The Prosecutor stated that the defendant, who is a clothing trader, went to Brazil to trade in clothes, and decided to come to Guyana.

On the day in question the defendant entered Guyana illegally to trade. Upon entering the country he failed to comply with the immigration laws.

When given an opportunity to speak in court the defendant explained that he arrived in a bus and paid a sum of $10,000 to the conductor, which he stated was more than the stipulated fare. He also made it known that he was unaware of the immigration process.

Magistrate McLennan told the defendant that he needs to learn the immigration rules of a country before making entry.

She discharged the matter and ordered the defendant to leave the country within 24 hours.