The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has reported that no fewer than 10,000 Nigerians died between January and May 2017 while trying to illegally migrate through the Mediterranean Sea and the deserts.
The Punch on Saturday quoted NIS Assistant Comptroller-General, in charge of training, manpower and development, Mr. Maroof Giwa, who spoke in Ilorin, on the sidelines of a training on ‘trafficking in persons/smuggling of migrants at various borders’.
He said 4,900 Nigerians died in the Mediterranean Sea while the rest died while going through the deserts in their bid to cross to Europe.
This is just as the Kwara State Comptroller, NIS, Mrs. Abiodun Abimbola-Ojo, said the command rescued no fewer than 36 victims of trafficking from 2015 till date.
She also urged people to provide NIS with useful information that would aid the agency to effectively combat trafficking.
Giwa said Nigeria is a member of many international instruments and had signed a number of agreements and treaties, particularly regarding trafficking in persons and smuggling of illegal migrants.
He noted that there is therefore the obligation for the country to implement such agreements, adding that illegal migrants and traffickers (from Nigeria) go through Niger Republic, Mali, Libya and Morocco.
“Smuggling of migrants is taking a front burner in world affairs today. Almost every day, you hear stories of boat capsizing and people trying to reach Europe. Nigerians are dying almost every day.
“This year alone, 4,900 Nigerians died on the Mediterranean route to Europe. There are countless others who died on their way through the deserts; we have even lost count. Many more perished on that route.
“In fact over 10,000 people have died on the Mediterranean route and the deserts. Those who died in the deserts are far more than the dead victims along the Mediterranean route.”
When looting is the order of the day. No human development, no jobs since no production companies. People are languishing. Politicians are recycling themselves and families, doing elaborate weddings for their children while their is no food on tbe table for the masses. Cost of living is far more than average income, workers are owned salaries for months in a country that has no business with poorverty.
ReplyDeleteHow many reasonable country citizens do we read or hear in the news that they are migrating, and doing so via deadly unauthorized route, they will not even think about it b/c the their country government & officials are not stealing. They have all that a good country should have, good roads, that when you buy a brown new vehicle, in 10 years the chasis is like new, no rust etc. They have good world class hospitals all over in same country, wgy would their president or citizens travel abroad. Police are working perfectly well without rubbing the people, immigration are doing great without stealing from the people. Judiciary is committed to serving the law of the country, every law made is in consideration of the people without biase is any ethnic, group, religion, or political party. Why will Nigerians wa t to run to another country when things are in order. Why? All the problems of the people are caused by the looters, politicians, & government officials, with bad Nigerian citizens.
All I can say is well-done. You really made a lot of sense here. We're actually in a country where those graduated 🎓 first class are governed by those with questionable third class.
DeleteOnly God can help this country called Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteHe said 4,900 Nigerians died in the Mediterranean Sea while the rest died while going through the deserts in their bid to cross to Europe.
ReplyDeleteThis is just as the Kwara State Comptroller, NIS, Mrs. Abiodun Abimbola-Ojo, said the command rescued no fewer than 36 victims of trafficking from 2015 till date.
NIS, Good Job!
Shameless idiots.