The Federal Government has received at least 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey due to migration-related issues, such as expired visas and irregular migration.
Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), announced this on Friday during the deportees’ profiling in Abuja. Represented by Ambassador Catherine Udida, the Director of Migration Affairs at the commission, Ahmed noted that while they expected 110 deportees, they received 103, all of whom were male.
“Some of them have been in the deportation camp for several months, and now that they are here, we will follow up on all the allegations documented during their profiling. We will review the profiling forms, as some have reported that their passports were seized. We will pursue this issue with the Turkish authorities, as the passports remain the property of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he assured.
Ahmed emphasized that the NCFRMI is the mandated agency responsible for all returnees, regardless of their status. “We also have a program where we train them and subsequently reintegrate them into society,” he added.