Thousands of Ghanaian illegal immigrants are languishing in various South African Prisons inspite of the cordial relationship between the two countries.

Sources told Citi News that majority of these Ghanaian prisoners have been detained over the years at the most popular Prison in South Africa called the Mandela Camp, traditionally known as the Deportee’s camp in Johannesburg.

This came to light when Citi FM’s Abdul Karim Natogma who is currently in South Africa visited the Mandela Camp.

A Ghanaian resident in South Africa, Joseph Mensah who owns two barbering shops in Grahams Town told Citi News black South African immigration officials were treating Ghanaians like animals in most of the capital cities.

He said the black immigration officials despised Ghanaians because of their hard work in all sectors of the South African economy.

According to Joseph Mensah, Ghanaians have been warned to leave South Africa immediately the MTN ongoing FIFA World Cup comes to an end in some few days or else majority of them would be killed.

He alleged that majority of the prisoners were dying daily in these cells and appealed to Ghana government to send a delegation to the South African government to release the Prisoners.

Citi News intercepted a copy of a letter written by the Home Affairs Department o South Africa to one Naa Marie Tinie, a native of Wa, in the Upper West Region who went into coma and was rushed to the Settlers Hospital in Grahams Town after reading the letter.

This discovery to some participants at the ongoing 14th edition of the MTN Highway Africa Media Conference does not reflect the theme for this year’s event dubbed, “African Voices in the Global Media.”

The following is an extract of her letter.