“WE HAVE NO POWER TO DEPORT ANY CITIZEN – NiDCOM Boss”
Oru Leonard
The Chairman/ CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa has reacted to a statement credited to the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), titled
“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.
This was stated in press release signed by the Head, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun.
“The attention of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), and her Chairman/CEO, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has been drawn to a malicious, mischievous and fabricated story where the leader of the proscribed Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Uchenna Madu, falsely alleged that NiDCOM is the medium being used by the Federal government to forcefully deport and persecute some people described as ‘Biafrans.’
“These and other fabricated stories by this group is mischievous and is nothing but another deadly and attention seeking tales by moonlight”, the release stated
NiDCOM urged the writer of the story to make an official report to the Commission if he knows any Nigerian being unjustly treated for appropriate action .
Àbike noted that In International Relations, the process of deportation is a country decision based on their foreign policy
“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.
“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”, she said
She assured citizens that NiDCOM is for all Nigerians irrespective of tribe or religious inclinations as enshrined in the Act of the Parliament setting up the Commission.
“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 , as we continue to appeal to Nigerians to abide by laws of their country of residence” She concluded.
