Six West Africans deported from US to Ghana sent to Togo despite legal fight

They had started legal action against Ghana for agreeing to accept them from the US.

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The group was in the process of suing Ghana's government to prevent their further deportation, amid concerns over their safety.

"We can confirm that six were sent to Togo, the others have been sent to countries which I can't disclose at this point," lead lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor told the BBC.

Only three of those sent to Togo are Togolese. The nationalities of the others has not been disclosed.

Neither Togo nor Ghana has commented.