Why Nigerians Are Maltreated Abroad – FG

Why Nigerians Are Maltreated Abroad – FG

The Federal Government has warned Nigerian youths against illegal migration to Europe, citing the bad treatment meted out to Nigerians abroad as a result.

The government also blamed the mistreatment of Nigerians in foreign countries on the lack of basic skills among many young people migrating abroad.

Ambassador Akinremi Bolaji, Director of Economic Trade and Investment at Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated this on Monday at the launch of the EuroAfrica Polish Language Center in Abuja.

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Noting that the government does not encourage irregular migration, Bolaji advised Nigerians who wish to relocate to do so within the legal framework.

He said: “Government does not encourage irregular migration. But we do understand that it is part of the fundamental human right to move. That is why government plays emphasis on ensuring that whoever desires to move, does that within the remit of the law.

“Countries want what you have, but they just want you to come legally or documented. And that is why you need registered services like EuroAfrica, which are known by the government and regulatory organisations to assist you.

“Such can organise the right pathway for you to travel. But you see when you say Japa (escape) if you go to another man’s country without entering the place properly, you will be ill-treated and the law will find it very difficult to support you. This is why we are raising it loud and clear that nobody is trying to impeach anyone’s freedom of travel but, you must have something, like basic knowledge.

He stated that most reports of ill-treatment of Nigerians are not properly documented because the victims frequently travel illegally.

“Now, all the records of ill-treatment that we receive is because most of our people did not properly migrate. If you are documented at the Ministry of Labour and Employment when you are travelling and you are documented by National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP) and we know the employer who is the agent that is taking you away, then if your host mistreats you, we will be able to trace such host but when you travel illegally then it becomes a challenge”, Bolaji stated.

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