4 hundred Nigerians have been deported from the United Arab Emirates and arrived in Nigeria, in response to a report by the Nigerian Tv Authority.
The deportees have been acquired on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Worldwide Airport, Abuja, by officers from the Workplace of the Nationwide Safety Adviser, in collaboration with the Nationwide Fee for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Individuals, the Nationwide Company for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Individuals, the Nationwide Emergency Administration Company, and different related stakeholders.
“4 hundred Nigerians, together with 90 females and 310 males, have been deported from the United Arab Emirates again to Nigeria.
“They have been acquired on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Worldwide Airport, Abuja, by the workplace of the Nationwide Safety Adviser in collaboration with the Nationwide Fee for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Individuals, the Nationwide Company for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Individuals (NAPTIP), the Nationwide Emergency Administration Company (NEMA), and different stakeholders,” the information media mentioned in a Wednesday submit on X.
The Federal Authorities repatriated a complete of 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates in July 2024, PUNCH On-line reported.
Nigeria, UAE diplomatic points
The diplomatic stress between Nigeria and the UAE has been ongoing, with the UAE imposing a visa ban on Nigerians practically two years in the past, stemming from numerous diplomatic disputes.
One main concern concerned Dubai’s Emirates Airline halting flights to Nigeria after the Central Financial institution of Nigeria was unable to remit an estimated $85 million in income to the UAE.
In June, after a number of rounds of negotiations with UAE authorities, the Nigerian authorities assured its residents that the visa ban would quickly be lifted. Across the identical time, it was introduced that Nigeria had paid 98 per cent of the $850 million owed, signalling progress in resolving the dispute.
The latest deportation of 400 Nigerians comes amid these lingering diplomatic tensions, at the same time as each nations have reportedly reached an settlement to elevate journey restrictions on Nigerians.
The United Arab Emirates Authorities in July 2024 introduced it had lastly lifted visa restrictions imposed on Nigerians with quick impact.