The Directorate General, Immigration Office, Belgium, Mr. Freddy Roosemont, has disclosed that approximately 30 percent of Nigerian migrants seeking asylum in the country are from Edo State. Roosemont, who made the disclosure on Wednesday in Benin City during a press conference, added that no fewer than 20% of asylum seekers in the European country […]
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More than 320 Nigerians stranded in Libya have been rescued with the International Organisation for Migration coordinating moves to help them return to Nigeria. War-torn Libya has become a key departure point on North Africa’s Mediterranean coast for migrants, mainly from other parts of Africa, risking dangerous sea voyages in hopes of reaching Europe. AFP […]
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He said, “It is shocking that an estimated over Five thousand (5000) Nigerians in which over 98% are youth of average age of 25 to 50 years, and 95% are innocent Nigerians languishing in thirteen (13) prisons in Benin Republic” A sociocultural group, the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has alleged that over 5,000 Nigerian […]
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