NIDCOM Pleads As Egypt Moves To Deport Seven Nigerians For Protesting Without Permits
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has said that about seven Nigerians who had reportedly protested in Egypt without permits are to be deported back to the country.
NIDCOM’s Chairperson, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, tweeted about this on Monday.
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“Update on the 8 Nigerians detained in Cairo for protesting without a permit, 7 of them are to be deported to Nigeria for lack of resident permits.
“The only one that has Residency will get final clearance from the Minister of Interior after signing an undertaking not to go against laws of Egypt,” she tweeted.
However, Dabiri-Erewa was hopeful that the Nigerian Mission in Egypt would work toward ensuring that the directive was overturned.
“The Nigerian mission in Egypt is still appealing for leniency on behalf of the seven slated for deportation,” she tweeted.
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Recall that the Egyptian authorities had maintained that the affected Nigerians violated their laws by acting in such a manner.
This had led NIDCOM to advise Nigerians residing in Egypt to obey the laws of their host country.
“Current situation of Nigerians arrested in Egypt for protesting without a permit.. Everyone has a right to protest , but we appeal to our people abroad to follow the laws of that country as we continue to do all we can to get the Nigerians released,” she had stated on October 19.
