THE Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, has said that the menace of illegal migrants in Nigeria has become a major challenge obstructing cross border trade at the Seme border point.
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Illegal migrants: France, Benelux propose EU aid for Africa
France and the three Benelux countries on Thursday launched a plan to offer EU funds to African countries in return for help stemming the flow of migrants to Europe. With the issue of immigration fuelling populist movements across Europe, the EU is under pressure to come up with ways to stop the arrival of illegal […] …
PDP calls Buhari ‘insensitive leader’ over comment on illegal migrants
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment on illegal migrants. While playing host to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, Buhari said migrants who take the
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PDP Faults Buhari Over Comments On Illegal Migrants
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari over his comments about Nigerians making attempt to enter Europe illegally through the desert and the Mediterranean. In a statement on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, the party asked the President to solve the problem rather
You are on your own, Buhari tells Nigerian illegal migrants
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday warned Nigerians who continue to migrate from the country through illegal routes, despite the inherent dangers, that they are on their own. He said such people make the uncertain trips at their own risk. Buhari said this during a joint press conference he had with the visiting […] …
Nigerians in Diaspora decry ordeals of illegal migrants
Eight bodies found after Tunisia Police, migrants clash on boat
Eight bodies have been recovered off Tunisia since security forces clashed with a group of migrants on a boat crossing illegally to Italy, a security official said Sunday. National Guard spokesman Colonel Houssemeddine Jebabli told AFP that eight bodies had been found since Friday’s incident but their nationalities had not yet been determined and a […] …
Two migrants found dead in Croatian forest
Two migrants thought to have sneaked into EU member Croatia from neighbouring Bosnia were found dead Sunday in a forest some 90 kilometres (55 miles) from the border, Croatian police said. “Twelve people were found of whom two were dead,” police spokeswoman Senka Staroveski told reporters, adding that they were found early Sunday in a […] …
French parliament doubles maximum migrant detention to 90 days
The French parliament on Wednesday passed a law doubling the period foreign citizens can be detained pending deportation from 45 to 90 days. The law was passed by 100 votes to 25 in the National Assembly, with President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party using its majority to overrule amendments from the conservative-controlled Senate. Senators had wanted […] …
VIDEO: 602 illegal migrants break through Moroccan border into Spain
[video src="http://punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/migrants.mp4" poster="http://punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/migrants.mp4"]About 800 migrants attempted to cross the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta through a high fence; while 602 of them succeeded, 15 law enforcement officers were injured in the clashes, the Civil Guard of Spain says. Five of the injured law enforcement officers were taken to hospital. Migrants made an attempt […] …