[Vanguard] LAGOS State government has finally succeeded in the repatriation of the Togolese Immigrants who came to seek asylum in the state three months ago. The repatriation was achieved last Saturday, two weeks after the state government lamented the pressure their continued stay was putting on its relief facilities.
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