More Nigerians Travelling Out Due To Economic Hardship, Over 500,000 Since 2016

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Abuja, Nigeria News August 12th, 2018: There are indications that over 500, 000 Nigerians have emigrated from the country since 2016.

This was disclosed by a source at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), who stated that the number could be higher because many Nigerians who travelled as visitors have stayed back and the NIS documents still captured them as visitors.



A senior Immigration official was quoted by Thisday Newspaper as saying that most hit is the private sector where bankers, telecom and other professionals are trooping out of the country.

The official said despite the economic crunch, many parents are sending their children to schools overseas, as a way of taking them out of the perceived difficulties in the country.

Informed source also disclosed that even highly placed officials in government agencies are resigning and travelling out of the country.

Some women who travelled to deliver babies stay back and seek for asylum, the Newspaper repprts.

It also reports that the number of Nigerians seeking for passports has multiplied, which was partly responsible for the scarcity of passport booklets witnessed by the country recently.

On daily basis the Ikoyi office alone, issues the highest number of passports of about 800, while Festac and Ikeja combined, issue 1000 passports daily, according to checks.

The Official Said:

“During economic hardship people tend to emigrate and run away from their country and when the economy improves people return. In the 1980s it happened to Ghana and many Ghanaians were in Nigeria seeking all kinds of menial jobs. Now many of them have gone back to their country.

“These countries are more abreast of events in Nigeria than us Nigerians so they know what people are going through and they know the states that are under attacks. So when Nigerians from these states request asylum they grant them. The most humanitarian is Canada. If you come from these states under six months they do permanent resident documents of you.”






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