All but two of the 90 African migrants who washed ashore on the island of Boa Vista on a pirogue in mid-January left Cape Verde this Wednesday in the direction of their countries of origin, a Lusa official confirmed.
According to information received by Lusa from the Higher Directorate of Immigration (AAI) of Cape Verde, the migrants left the country in the morning, distributing on two military flights to Senegal.
However, according to the same source, the process proceeded normally given that the foreigners were already physically and emotionally stable, with some “melancholy” standing out due to the connections and ties already created with the people of Boavista.
Meanwhile, two of the 90 migrants remained on the island of Boa Vista to respond to authorities and subsequently be repatriated as they are allegedly responsible for persuading their colleagues to go on the trip.
Pirogue with 92 African migrants, two of whom are already dead, washed ashore on January 14 on the island of Boa Vista on a ship that will leave the Gambia on December 24 for Spain.
Of the 90 rescued immigrants, 15 are minors between the ages of 14 and 17, 81 were placed in the Seixal Municipal Pavilion, Sal Rei, Boa Vista, and nine, including the only three women in the group, were to receive medical attention. .
According to a survey conducted by the Chamber of Boa Vista, there are 56 migrants from Senegal, 26 from Gambia, five from Guinea-Bissau, one from Sierra Leone, one from Guinea-Conakry and one from Mali.
A week ago, the Cape Verdean Higher Immigration Authority (AAI) officially requested the support of the International Organization for Migration to help these migrants who were washed ashore near the Morro Negro lighthouse, in the north of the island.
At the time, Boa Vista Mayor Claudio Mendonsa told Luza that the migrants were in a “dramatic situation”.
“They got lost between Morocco and Mauritania, they ran out of fuel and ended up on the coast of Boa Vista,” he explained, adding that over 100 migrants have washed ashore in more than three months. the islands of Cape Verde are closer to the African continent.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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