Nigerian National Overstaying for 8 Years in Bali Flees During Attempted Arrest
A Nigerian national, Maduabuchi John Ndummadu, has been detained by Immigration officers in Tabanan Regency for violating stay permit regulations. When officials attempted to take him into custody, Ndummadu fled into a local resident’s plantation before eventually being apprehended.
The Head of the Information Technology, Intelligence, and Immigration Enforcement Sub-Section of the Class III Non-TPI Tabanan Immigration Office, Merry Yolanda Baransky, stated in a press release on Tuesday (1/9/2026) that immigration officers initially received reports from residents regarding the presence of a foreign national at the Graha Kita Housing complex, Bantas Village, East Selemadeg District, on Wednesday (26/8).
When Ndummadu was approached and asked to present his passport, he instead fled towards a nearby resident’s plantation.
“At the moment officers requested the individual to produce his passport, the foreign national fled towards a local plantation area,” said Merry.
Immigration officers, alongside members of the East Selemadeg Timur Police and traditional village security officers, pursued the man. He was ultimately secured and taken to the Class III Non-TPI Tabanan Immigration Office for further investigation.
From the results of the investigation, it was discovered that Ndummadu was using a Visit Permit with an index 211 visa, or a single-entry visa.
“That stay permit is valid for 30 days. However, it turns out the permit expired on 28 February 2018,” she explained.
This means that Ndummadu had been in Indonesia in an overstay condition for more than eight years.
“The passport he holds also expired on 30 March 2022. Furthermore, he intentionally failed to extend his stay permit,” she added.
Due to these violations, Tabanan Immigration stated that Maduabuchi John Ndummadu violated Article 78, paragraph (3) of Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration. This article regulates foreign nationals whose stay permits have expired but who remain within Indonesian territory.
“Immigration has subsequently imposed immigration administrative sanctions in the form of deportation and a blacklist against the individual,” she added.
Before being deported to his home country, Ndummadu was transferred to the Denpasar Immigration Detention Centre (Rudenim) to undergo detention. This placement was carried out during the immigration handling process and the preparation for deportation.
During his eight years in Indonesia, Ndummadu supported himself as a travelling singer. According to Merry, Ndummadu frequently worked as a freelance singer in bars and cafes.
“In addition to bars and cafes, the individual also sang in churches. He used that income to sustain his life in Indonesia,” explained Merry.
Ndummadu had been in Tabanan for only about two months. He first arrived in Indonesia via Jakarta, then moved to Surabaya before finally settling in Bali, specifically in the Tabanan Regency.
“He initially arrived in Indonesia, then moved his residence to several places such as Surabaya and Bali,” she concluded.