Stop blackmailing FG, UAE, NIDCOM warn stranded Nigerians

Nigerian Diaspora Council Chairman Abike Dabiri-Erewa has advised Nigerians stranded in the United Arab Emirates to stop media extortion.

She explained that the federal government has taken action to ensure the safe repatriation of Nigerians stranded in the UAE to the country.

According to her, resorting to media blackmail will make an already bad case worse

“Despite repeated warnings by the Federal Government of Nigeria through its relevant agencies of the consequences of illegal immigration to the UAE and other countries, it is regrettable that some Nigerians still find themselves victims of such irregularities,” said the agency’s spokesperson In a signed statement, Abdur-Rahman Balogun quoted her as saying.

The statement added: “Under its citizen diplomacy, the federal government approved the evacuation of more than 300 Nigerians stranded in the UAE. Regrettably, many of those affected did not fully cooperate as they refused to follow the prescribed procedures.

“The investigation also revealed that more than 100 Nigerians who had served various sentences (from drugs to credit card fraud, robbery, etc.) had suddenly landed in the detention centre, asking the Nigerian consulate in Dubai to bring them back ‘immediately’. Their voices were biggest.

“Dabiri-Erewa said some Nigerians were not following the instructions of the Nigerian consulate in Dubai and were busy with media extortion against the federal government and the UAE government. Such media extortion would make an already bad case worse, she said. , noting that the rules for such cases would not be circumvented.

“Recalling several warnings to Nigerians, especially the UAE’s zero tolerance for the consequences of ignoring its rules, she added that the allegations of Nigerians being abandoned in Dubai are completely untrue and misleading because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nigeria The delegation has been working closely with UAE authorities to help more than 300 Nigerians who are stranded in the country for various reasons, including overstaying, lost passports, lack of documents, especially for babies, and pending cases from UAE police case.

“She advises affected Nigerians to abide by the rules and regulations imposed by the UAE and Nigerian consulates in Dubai and await further communication from delegation officials who regularly visit them at the shelter.”