The Nigerian government has assured that it is prepared to welcome every citizens who would be deported to the country by authorities in the United States of America.
Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the director of media and corporate affairs for the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission made this disclosure on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
Balogun said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was in charge of any form of deportation of citizens from other countries.
According to Balogun, the Federal Government has established an inter-agency committee saddled with handling the issue should any Nigerian be deported from the US.
He said, “The Federal Government has set up an inter-agency committee, comprising the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NiDCOM, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, should there be mass deportation of Nigerians from the US.”
Since his assumption into office, the 47th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump ordered a clamp down on all undocumented immigrant in the US.
Some reports also stated that about 3,690 Nigerians were facing deportation in the US, according to a document compiled by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations.
However, reacting to this Balogun said that NiDCOM was not aware of Nigerians being processed for deportation from the US.