NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya this week deported Somalia’s second deputy prime minister back to his ​country for suspected fraudulent acquisition of ‌a Kenyan passport, a police report showed on Friday.

Jibril Abdirashid Haji arrived at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta ​International Airport on Wednesday afternoon with ​a valid visa in his Somali ⁠diplomatic passport, but during an immigration inspection ​he was suspected of having fraudulently acquired ​a Kenyan passport, the police report said.

“When interrogated he admitted, and when asked to produce the passport ​he declined to surrender (it) and claimed ​that he can only produce it in a court ‌of ⁠law,” the report added.

Reuters could not reach Haji or Somalia’s information minister for comment.

The second deputy prime minister was held in a ​VIP lounge ​at the ⁠Nairobi airport and issued with a return ticket to Mogadishu. His ​plane left early on Thursday ​morning, ⁠the police report said.

Kenya hosts a large Somali community and contributes troops to peacekeeping missions ⁠in ​the Horn of Africa ​country.

Source: Reuters