DEPORTATION OF FOREIGNERS LIVING IN NIGERIA BEGINS JANUARY

Bye Bye, As Buhari Sets Date To Begin Nationwide Deportation Of Foreigners Living In Nigeria

The Nigerian Government, under President Muhammadu Buhari, has insisted that any undocumented alien that fails to take part in the e-registration of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, will be deported after the January 12, 2020 deadline.

The NIS Spokesperson, Sunday James, who stated this also disclosed that any Nigerian who engages undocumented migrants as security guards, nannies or housemaids could be sentenced to seven years in jail, and fined N1 million by the court, as from January 2020.

The NIS also said that aliens who fail to participate in the ongoing e-registration would be deported, and might be barred from returning to Nigeria.

James admonished Nigerian employers of irregular migrants to encourage them to register with the NIS, in order to avoid the stiff sanctions awaiting defaulters.
He stated that the concerned foreigners, including ECOWAS nationals, have till January 12, to register on the NIS portal.

He said: “By the Nigeria Immigration Act, 2015, any Nigerian keeping irregular migrants who have not been documented in their house or in their business places would also partake of the punishment that would be meted out to the undocumented migrant.

“There is a fine of N1million or seven years imprisonment or both for the Nigerian host or employer of the irregular migrant. This would be prescribed by the court.
“For the migrant, he or she will be deported and would not be allowed to come back to Nigeria. We have given all undocumented foreigners till January next year to register on the e-migration portal.”