Nigerian govt moves to revoke passports of citizens who renounced nationality

The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to retreat and deactivate passports belonging to individuals who person officially renounced their Nigerian citizenship.

The directive was issued by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who stated that the determination applies strictly to persons whose renunciation had been formally approved by the President.

“The Honourable Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service to instantly retreat and deactivate passports of Nigerians who person renounced their citizenship but inactive clasp the documents.

“This directive applies strictly to individuals whose renunciation requests person been formally approved by the President.

“The Minister emphasized that the Ministry of Interior, entrusted with safeguarding the integrity of citizenship, derives its authorization from the provisions of Section 29, subsections (1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which state:

Any national of Nigeria of afloat age...