# Seven African nationals held in Delhi for overstaying 2026-08-08T03:26:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Delhi Police detained five Nigerian and two Ghanaian nationals during an intelligence-based drive in Pandav Nagar, Old Rajendra Nagar, and Patparganj. Among the seven, two Nigerians, Ngota Cynthia and Livy Otughana, were detained on August 4. Cynthia has a pending court case from a 2021 Narcotics Control Bureau FIR in Bengaluru. Kelechi Cornelius and Okechukwu Solomon were named on official overstaying lists. All seven were produced before the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), which restricted their movement to Sewa Sadan in Narela. Deportation proceedings have been initiated. The arrests follow technical surveillance and human intelligence inputs, including a separate case where a Nigerian drug smuggler was captured from Uttam Nagar. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - thehindu.com Tags: Delhi Police, Drug smuggling, Nigerian national, Uttam Nagar, visa overstay Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-police-arrest-nigerian-for-drug-smuggling-overstaying/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-police-arrest-nigerian-for-drug-smuggling-overstaying/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.