Akpabio Pleads With The Germans To Avoid Deporting 12000 Migrants
Sen. Akpabio appeals to Germany, saying that deporting 12,000 illegal Nigerian migrants will increase insecurity.
Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, has pleaded with the German government not to send back 12,000 illegal immigrants to Nigeria, claiming that doing so will make the nation's security issues worse.
Akpabio made the call on Wednesday when the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annette Gunther paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. Gunther, in her address, said both Germany and Nigeria are large economies in Africa and Europe respectively, and as such can partner.
“We are honoured to be here today. Nigeria and Germany being the largest economies and population in their respective continents, need to come together in their peoples' interests. Nigeria is Germany's second largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa,” the German envoy said.
In his speech, Akpabio acknowledged that Nigeria is struggling with insecurity and urged Germany to collaborate with Nigeria in the fields of power and security in order to further Nigeria's sociopolitical development.
The President of the Senate then implored Gunther to assist Nigeria, which has the largest population in Africa, in combating insecurity and bolstering its economy. He pleaded with the German government to stop deporting 12,000 undocumented immigrants who were originally from Nigeria because doing so could make the nation even more unstable.
“We also have a problem of infiltration from other countries. We require assistance from Germany in the area of security because when we had the Boko Haram issues in the North East, it might not have escalated to the level it did if we had the support of major players like Germany and others,” he said
“It was very difficult for us to get support from America at that time, maybe due to what they read on social media concerning us. If developed countries stop listening to social media, they would be willing to assist developing countries.”
“The recent decision of Germany to deport illegal Nigerians back to the country numbering 12,000 is something you have to look into for us, because of its security implications. As a result of the current political situation in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, almost every black person in Germany, would claim to be a Nigerian because they don't want to return to crises prone countries.
“Dumping 12,000 illegal immigrants in Nigeria would lead to the escalation of insecurity in the country. There is, therefore, the need for your country to allow our immigration officers to assess, who exactly is a Nigerian amongst them. If they allow them in here, without any kith and kin and they have to survive, the result would be nothing but militancy or insecurity,” Akpabio added.
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