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Nigerians living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reportedly have one of the highest crime rates in the Asian country, an official said.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, assistant to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari for diaspora affairs, said the crime rate among Nigerians in the UAE is a sad reality.
Unfortunately, the sad reality is that we have the highest crime rate there! https://t.co/WUzXmrntM9
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) October 26, 2022
World Population Review data 2022 lists UAE as 60th safest country in the world 9.4 million residents with a crime rate of 15.23%.
Dabiri-Erewa, head of the Nigerian Diaspora Committee (NiDCOM), is reacting to a tweet about the impact of Nigerians living in Dubai on the UAE.
The Nigerian official drew cheers from many who believed she would not tolerate behavior that did not reflect Nigerian values, while others accused presidential aides of “demarketing” Nigeria and Nigerians.
You do this because you know your actions will have no consequences. Well done mom 👏🏾
— Rinus Oduala 🔥🔫 (@SavvyRinu) October 26, 2022
Mrs Abike Dabiri Erewa @abikedabiri
We ask you in God’s name to stop selling us to the outside world 🤲🤲🤲
Some of us still dream of traveling outside and you’ve been outbursts in public for the past week and that’s the exact job description pic.twitter.com/HnmVNUGU6C
— Education (@EduEle5) October 26, 2022
The tweet by the chairman of NiDCOM comes days after the UAE government slammed the visa ban for Nigerians and nationals of other African countries.
Citizens from 20 African countries will no longer apply for visas, the UAE government said in a circular to trading partners, travel agencies and authorities.
These countries are Ghana, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Nigeria, Liberia, Burundi, Republic of Guinea, Gambia, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau Sao, Comoros and Dominican Republic.
The UAE has directed that all applications from the countries listed should be rejected as it “will not issue 30-day visa applications for these nationalities from 18 October 2022.
“Any applications from the aforementioned countries will be returned or cancelled.”
This comes just weeks after the country tightened visa procedures for potential visitors to the UAE. The UAE government said rejection notices will be sent to applicants in batches.
Also read: FG brings back 542 Nigerians stranded in UAE
The UAE did not state the reasons for the visa ban on Nigeria and other countries, but authorities in Dubai announced at the time that all applications were on hold until the issue between the UAE and Nigerian governments was resolved.
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