A Nigerian by the name of Bright Solomon did not show the wisdom his name suggests when he was caught trying to leave the island with documents that were not his.

The 27-year-old from the Edo state in central Nigeria was caught on Thursday trying to leave the island with a Ghanaian passport, an Italian identity card and an Italian residence permit.

Officials at the airport became suspicious and double checked his travel documents before calling the police.

During investigations, Police Inspector Mario Haber found Mr Solomon had escaped from the Hal Safi centre on June 17.

In yesterday's arraignment, Mr Solomon pleaded guilty to trying to leave the island with documents that were not his and escaping from the detention centre.

After taking into consideration his early guilty plea, Magistrate Miriam Hayman handed down a six-month jail term suspended for one year.

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