Nigerians in Diaspora Commission through her Chairman/CEO, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has discredited the statement ascribed to the leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Uchenna Madu, on forceful deportation and persecution of people described as “Biafrans”.
Dabiri-Erewa in a statement by the Commission’s Head Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the story is malicious, mischievous and fabricated from the MASSOB leader.
The NiDCOM boss noted that the Commission didn’t have authority to deport or persecute anybody.
Madu had earlier in a statement stated that “security agents killing our members secretly”, the group alleged that NiDCOM is being used to crack down its pro-Biafra groups’ leaders in the diaspora.
“These and other fabricated stories by this group is mischievous and is nothing but another deadly and attention-seeking tales by moonlight.”
“If however the writer of the story has any information on any Nigerian being unjustly treated and makes an official report, NiDCOM will look into it.”
“In international Relations, the process of deportation is a country decision based on their foreign policy.”
“So, the allegation that “the Federal Government is secretly working with some agents of foreign countries to arrest and deport some “Biafrans” is a figment of the writer’s imagination.”
Dabiri-Erewa added that the Diaspora Commission is for all Nigerians irrespective of tribe or religious inclinations as enshrined in the Act of the Parliament setting up the Commission.
Dabiri-Erewa enjoined Nigerians in Diaspora to always abide by the laws of the countries they live. “It must be pointed out that most countries are clamping down on irregular immigrants and NiDCOM has consistently been appealing to Nigerians to obey laws of the countries they reside and be good Ambassadors of Nigeria.”
Dabiri-Erewa restated that NiDCOM will continue to demand justice for Nigerians anywhere in the world, while those who commit crime will have to face the laws of the country, citing that NiDCOM will continue to appeal to Nigerians to abide by laws of their country of residence.
