Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged Nigerians travelling abroad to go legitimately, and with proper documentation to avoid unpleasant consequences.
Gatekeepers News reports that Dabiri-Erewa gave this advice when she visited some Nigerians in one of the shelters in Brampton, Canada.
In a statement signed by the Commission’s Spokesman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun on Thursday, the NIDCOM Boss sympathised with their condition and urged others planning to travel without proper documentation, arrive the country to seek asylum, to desist.
She noted that the situation is getting tougher in many countries, adding that “ it is just not worth it, more often than not”.
According to the statement, “Pastor Vivian Eruka, who runs the Bethel food bank and works with those in Shelters , informed that the Mayor of Brampton promised to make 800 more beds available and shelter.
“Mr Wale Rabiu , owner of Matlock bakery donated hundreds loaves of Agege bread to the shelter inmates, while Mr Bayo Adedosu, a Nigerian living in Canada, and an immigration consultant also gave some words of counseling, adding that they should not talk ill about their home country, Nigeria, to avoid future repercussions.
“Adedosu equally urged them to be patient and law abiding.”
The Commission noted that migration is a human right issue but must be done legitimately and not irregularly.
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