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Nigerian arrived with fake passport deported

Published

2 months ago

April 11, 2023

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A Nigerian national who tried to enter Sri Lanka using a forged passport of Bahamas was arrested by the immigration officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake and was deported.

The 31-year-old man was identified as a real estate agent in Nigeria.

He had arrived in Liberia from Nigeria and then had travelled to Morocco. After arriving in Qatar, he left for Sri Lanka by Qatar Airways flight QR-654.

He had presented the passport belonging to the state of Bahamas to the immigration officials and on the basis of suspicion, the chief immigration officer has forwarded his documents for investigation to the border control unit at the BIA.

Once it was confirmed that the passport was forged, he has said that he applied for a visa to come to Sri Lanka on several occasions since 2022 but had no success. After all attempts were failed, his father had prepared the Bahamians passport.

As Nigerians continue to be accused of financial frauds such as breaking into ATMs and withdrawing money by entering fake data in Sri Lanka, they are only allowed to enter Sri Lanka following a strict screening.

(Lankadeepa)

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Kuwaiti arrested with air rifle at BIA

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10 mins ago

June 1, 2023

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A Kuwaiti national who tried to return to Kuwait with an air rifle hidden in luggage was arrested by the security personnel at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake.

The suspect was scheduled to return to Kuwait on Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL229.

The airport security officers managed to find the air rifle hidden in his luggage during the scan, and the suspect and the air rifle were handed over to the airport police station.

Investigations revealed that he had bought the air rifle from a shop in Kandy, and the police are conducting investigations to figure out for what purpose he tried to take it to Kuwait.

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Day Care warden’s husband arrested for abusing 4-year-old girl

Published

15 mins ago

June 1, 2023

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A man who seriously sexually abused a four-year-old girl at a Day Care Centre located in Thulhiriya was arrested by the Warakapola Police.

The suspect is the 74-year-old husband of the warden of the Day Care Centre.

The Warakapola Police said the four-year-old girl was taken to the hospital for a medical examination.

The arrested suspect will be produced in the court.

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Central Bank makes decision on interest rates

Published

24 mins ago

June 1, 2023

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The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which met yesterday, has decided to lower the Central Bank’s Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) by 250 basis points.

Accordingly, the reduced interest rates are as follows.

Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) up to 13.50%

Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) up to 14.00%