Tag: Illegal Migrants
-
JUST IN: UK steps up action against illegal migrants
The UK government has disclosed stepping up action to tackle illegal migrants by setting up The Professional Enablers Taskforce which will work to support industry action and prosecutions of crooked lawyers who help illegal migrants game the system.
-
NIS intercepts 32 illegal migrants in Niger
The Niger state command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted 32 illegal Migrants in Niger state. The migrants who are mostly Nigeriens and Malians had sneaked into the country through illegal routes, the Comptroller, Mamman Ango disclosed. According to him, the arrest was made in a bid to secure the country’s border and…
-
Buhari talks tough; says ‘not all illegal immigrants in Libya are Nigerians’
President Muhammadu Buhari says it is important to always authenticate the origin of people abroad in distress before evacuating them to Nigeria, saying “not every black man is a Nigerian.” Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said in a statement on Friday that Buhari made his position known…