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| Film-maker jailed off West Africa | Film-maker jailed off West Africa |
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| A film-maker from Merseyside has been arrested and jailed in the Cape Verde Islands, off the coast of West Africa. | A film-maker from Merseyside has been arrested and jailed in the Cape Verde Islands, off the coast of West Africa. |
| Graham Hughes contacted his relatives in Liverpool on Saturday to say he had been jailed on the island of Sao Tiago. | Graham Hughes contacted his relatives in Liverpool on Saturday to say he had been jailed on the island of Sao Tiago. |
| It is believed the 30-year-old video director was arrested on suspicion of entering the country illegally after arriving by boat from Dakar in Senegal. | It is believed the 30-year-old video director was arrested on suspicion of entering the country illegally after arriving by boat from Dakar in Senegal. |
| He had gone to the island as part of a challenge to visit all of the United Nations' 192 member states in a year. | He had gone to the island as part of a challenge to visit all of the United Nations' 192 member states in a year. |
| Mr Hughes's older brother, Alex Hughes said: "He managed to get through to us yesterday. | Mr Hughes's older brother, Alex Hughes said: "He managed to get through to us yesterday. |
| "It was a very bad line and he basically said he'd been arrested and he was in a cell with 10 other guys. | "It was a very bad line and he basically said he'd been arrested and he was in a cell with 10 other guys. |
| My parents are beside themselves with worry. It's a bad time Alex Hughes, arrested man's brother | My parents are beside themselves with worry. It's a bad time Alex Hughes, arrested man's brother |
| "We've since found out that he's in the Eugenio Lima prison and he's due in court. | "We've since found out that he's in the Eugenio Lima prison and he's due in court. |
| "We still don't know what the charge is." | "We still don't know what the charge is." |
| A report found by the family on an African news website stated that naval police had intercepted a boat arriving at Cape Verde's capital Praia from Senegal with "illegal immigrants" on board. | A report found by the family on an African news website stated that naval police had intercepted a boat arriving at Cape Verde's capital Praia from Senegal with "illegal immigrants" on board. |
| Sao Tiago is the largest of the Cape Verde Islands. | Sao Tiago is the largest of the Cape Verde Islands. |
| Mr Hughes added: "My parents are beside themselves with worry. It's a bad time. | Mr Hughes added: "My parents are beside themselves with worry. It's a bad time. |
| The Foreign Office are making inquiries about Mr Hughes' plight | |
| "Graham doesn't speak any Portuguese either so he won't know what they're saying. | "Graham doesn't speak any Portuguese either so he won't know what they're saying. |
| "He probably still doesn't know what's going on." | "He probably still doesn't know what's going on." |
| Mr Hughes had been raising money for the WaterAid charity by aiming to visit each of the 192 UN member states by public transport within a year. | Mr Hughes had been raising money for the WaterAid charity by aiming to visit each of the 192 UN member states by public transport within a year. |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are making inquiries but at present we have no further information." |