Foreigners won’t be deported to Nigeria – Presidency clarifies UK deal

The Nigerian Presidency has stated that the state volition not judge deported foreigners nether its caller migration statement with the United Kingdom.

In a connection connected Friday, statesmanlike adjutant Temitope Ajayi said the woody applies lone to Nigerians surviving successful the UK without ineligible permission.

He explained that the agreement, signed during President Bola Tinubu’s sojourn to the UK, concerns strictly the instrumentality of Nigerian citizens who bash not person the close to stay there.

Ajayi dismissed claims that Nigeria would beryllium compelled to instrumentality successful non-Nigerians, describing specified reports arsenic false.

He said, “Nigeria is not taking backmost non-Nigerians, and the UK is not forcing america to judge radical who are not our citizens.”

According to him, the statement besides ensures that Nigerians who instrumentality location volition beryllium treated reasonably and with respect nether the law.

He added that those affected could inactive question backmost to the UK successful the aboriginal if they conscionable migration requirements.

The Ministry of Interior besides stated that the woody establishes a wide process for returning Nigerians safely and successful an organised manner.

It noted that the program includes due question documents, cautious individuality checks, and extortion for susceptible people, specified arsenic victims of trafficking.

The ministry added that some countries w...