Nigeria set to welcome deportees from US — FG

 

Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said that the Federal Government is ready to welcome deported Nigerians from the United States.

The Director of Media and Corporate Affairs of the commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, in an interview with Vanguard on Tuesday evening, said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was in charge of such development.

Balogun further said FG had already constituted an inter-agency committee to handle the matter should Nigerians be expelled from the US.

“The Federal Government has set up an inter-agency committee, comprising the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NiDCOM, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), should there be mass deportation of Nigerians from the US.”

However, the NiDCOM spokesman stressed that its commission was not aware of Nigerians in America being processed for deportation.

Reports indicate that over 3,690 Nigerians are on the verge of being expelled from the United States following the ongoing deportation exercise initiated President Donald Trump.

On Tuesday, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the U.S, released a list of countries whose citizens will be sent packing.

Mexico and Nicaragua top the list of immigrants to be expelled.

ICE is charged with the responsibility of protecting America from the cross-border crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security.

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