Two Nigerians were arrested by Thai border security forces yesterday after they slipped across the Thai-Cambodian border into Ta Phraya district of the eastern province of Sa Kaeo, reportedly to apply for passports in Thailand.

One told Thai authorities that they opened a business in Vietnam in 2018, but subsequently moved to Cambodia after Vietnam was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

After operating a clothes store in Cambodia for two years, one of them lost their passport, but could not apply for a new one because there is no Nigerian consular office in Cambodia. So,both decided to come to Thailand.

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By Thai PBS World