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522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by metroparrot: 8:28am On Aug 08, 2015 |
[img]http://3.bp..com/-4XQ7deEPZzs/VcWUAOYnwvI/AAAAAAAGKVE/ywo4YrKBUgU/s400/1.jpg[/img] [img]http://4.bp..com/-sWUruC1IwLk/VcWUHYwmaFI/AAAAAAAGKVM/tel1kAwZmOY/s400/2.jpg[/img] [img]http://4.bp..com/-1SNYJqPmu30/VcWUInp14eI/AAAAAAAGKVU/OO1nsEpihQI/s400/2AC2E42700000578-3171385-image-a-111_1437602379344.jpg[/img] [img]http://2.bp..com/-ihO8u-IasoY/VcWUJi4P_MI/AAAAAAAGKVc/gzgGYn05aSI/s400/3.jpg[/img] The Nigeria Immigration Service has received a total of 522 West African deportees from Garbon through the Calabar seaport. The people were repatriated on board a travelers vessel, which had 13 crew members and 71 Nigerians, while other nationalities included 128 Malians, 87 from Burkina Faso, 57 Senegalese, those from Guinea and Togo were 41 each. Of those repatriated, 21 came from Benin Republic, 9 from Ghana and only 3 were Gambia nationals. The alleged illegal migrants claimed that the Government of Garbon meted out inhuman treatment to some of them despite showing proof of travel and resident permits. One of the deportees from Oron Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Victor Elijah told newsmen in Calabar: “I spent my life in Gabon. All my business is in Gabon. I travel out of Gabon to Dubai; my son and my wife I left them there, even my car. As I speak with you here, I have my card; I have my papers, which shows that I’m a Nigerian-Gabone.” Kaaku, a 43 year old immigrant from Ghana, said “the authorities caught us and sent us back to our country. They kept us for days without food. Truly, we were apprehended because we did not have the relevant travel document. But, I left my child back there in Gabon.” “We travelled out of our country to find means of survival in Gabon. They asked us to do our paper, but we could not do the paper. So, they arrested us. They regard us as animals. They don’t want any stranger in Gabon. They just repatriated us like animals”, said another Ghanaian immigrant, Masa’audu Adamu, who was engaged in the car wash business. Transporting Migrants In an interview with some journalists at the Calabar Port in Cross River State, South of Nigeria, the Comptroller of Command, Mrs. Funke Adeuyi said the migrants were deported due to their inability to present a valid travel document. Mrs. Adeuyi said “usually migrants have three sources – country of source; country of transit and countries of origin. Probably, a lot of them left through the Calabar River, which is closer to Gabon and a great attraction to migrants. But, maybe the Gabonese Government does not have the funds to send them by air and resorted to send them on board a vessel ship, which is cheaper, so that they can transport them to their various countries”. According to the Cross River State Comptroller, transporting the migrants to their destinations or countries of origin was the sole responsibility of the Government of Gabon. “We have been in diplomatic relations with Gabon prior to the arrival of these migrants. The Gabonese Government took sole responsibility for their transport to Nigeria and from Nigeria to their various countries”, she stated. Colonel Moustapha Sarr, an attaché from the Senegalese Embassy in Nigeria, who was on ground to receive the deportees, said “we are here to receive our people. We are grateful to the Comptroller for the treatment given to our people. Nigeria has been kind to us and we are grateful for that. My country through the ministry of foreign affairs has made adequate arrangements to receive the migrants in Senegal”. 387 migrants would be leaving for their countries through Seme, the border between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin, while 64 Nigerians will ease out through Jibia border in Katsina State and all of them would be conveyed from Calabar in a total of 10 buses. According to the Nigeria Immigration Service, the arrival of the migrants was the second time the NIS was receiving deportees from Gabon. In June 23, 2015, the first batch of 590 migrants were from the West African region. http://voiceofnigeria.org.ng/522-west-africans-repatriated-from-gabon/ |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by INTROVERT(f): 8:28am On Aug 08, 2015 |
okay of all places to go on this green earth, it's Gabon. Am not surprised they have been rejected after all even we reject ourselves and we are from the same country. 15 Likes |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by koolpal(m): 8:30am On Aug 08, 2015 |
come back home peacefully, baba is fixing the country back to where she belongs... welcome... to hell with gabon...Sai Nigeria... 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by Nobody: 8:30am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Why am I reading all these deportation news ![]() ![]() |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by mecuzee(m): 8:31am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Na wa o. Gabon of all places! POVERTY is a bastard! 4 Likes |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by agarawu23(m): 8:31am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Gabon is a rich country with good economy. one day our Nigeria will be better and we will stop travelling to other countries for greener pasture 3 Likes |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by aye9ice007(m): 8:33am On Aug 08, 2015 |
I keep asking one question, Nigeria too no sabi repatriate foreigners wt illegal passport abi na all those forigners wey full Lagos and Abuja get complete papers. I wish the change we are enjoyin now go reach that level 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by Drkul(f): 8:33am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Nigeria una no dey deport dem too ni 2 Likes |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by nerodenero: 8:43am On Aug 08, 2015 |
The returnees were examined to ascertain their health status before being allowed to cross into NigeriaHow did they examine migrants that cross to Nigeria through our porous borders? Until we fix our country, nobody will respect us. They know Nigerians run from Nigeria because Nigeria isn't conducive for many. Make Nigeria work and Nigerians would stay in Nigeria and others nation would respect and treat us well. 1 Like |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by Abugab(m): 8:49am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Gabon! Repatriate over 500 Nigerians, ah ah ah..... Who do we blame now, the govt or those people who went there? 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by Young03(m): 8:55am On Aug 08, 2015 |
I don hear |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by bugzbunny: 8:57am On Aug 08, 2015 |
From by d way we are going... Very soon even Somalia will follow suite We are nearing rock bottom.. Can someone tell me how many we are Without putting.. about How much do we make as a nation daily ? Been thinking Yorubas are complaining dat igbos are Crossing boundaries in lagos but why not endorse Biafra That will make them go... Its also glaring dat d current northern govt Has a disdain and trust issues with igbos I say why not endorse their Biafran agitation All Nigerians should support Biafra Now is the time 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by donholy28(m): 9:01am On Aug 08, 2015 |
agarawu23:Is Gabon a greener pasture?..those people travelled just for d sake of travelling outside country not dat Gabon is Paradise 2 Likes |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by ramdris(m): 9:03am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Gabon of all Country? Mtcheeeew! |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by agarawu23(m): 9:12am On Aug 08, 2015 |
donholy28:have you been to Gabon ? 7 Likes |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by cocoduck: 9:17am On Aug 08, 2015 |
INTROVERT:I am in Libreville right now at saint George, there is constant electricity here, enough food and money okay? you may not have big sky scrappers here but we live in tranquility, no Armed robbery no kidnapping, no boko haram, as far as you have your paper you have no problem! that is why I clamor for Biafra. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by Rilwayne001: 9:21am On Aug 08, 2015 |
We should simply send them back home too. |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by truefact: 9:31am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Heard the BB aka the DD said those in Benin should not return....is he aware some people are been repatriated from Gabon? At least the DD should tell those returnees to head back to Gabon because there is no job for them....cow rearer as president..what zoological country 2 Likes |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by omoelesa(m): 10:16am On Aug 08, 2015 |
bugzbunny:Mr man, no nigeria hates u.Just take a look at your ibo mirror anything u see is ur problem. |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by oduastates: 10:20am On Aug 08, 2015 |
INTROVERT: Haha. Many of you simply have no idea of the world beyond your porous borders 52 Latvia 23,707 53 Chile 22,971 54 Gabon 22,924 55 Argentina 22,582 56 Antigua and Barbuda 22,573 57 Saint Kitts and Nevis 21,091 58 Croatia 20,889 59 Uruguay 20,556 60 Romania 19,712 61 Turkey 19,610 62 Panama 19,455 63 Mauritius Gabon has the 54 largest GDP per capita in the world Nigeria ? 123 largest 121 Congo, Rep. 5,869 122 Samoa 5,769 123 Nigeria 5,602 124 India 5,418 125 Tonga 5,304 Which means that the economic output per person in a year is 4 times higher . A crude explanation : It basically means that potentially four times more money is there to be made ,salaries are potentially 4 times higher , government spending per head is potentially higher . The citizens probably live better or have 4 times the chance of having a higher standard of living 13 Likes |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by dave2meek(m): 11:04am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Very soon cotonou will deport Nigeria ![]() |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by mencade4: 11:05am On Aug 08, 2015 |
all these yoruba.and igbo people sef.... na wa ooooooo |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by phayvoursky(m): 11:05am On Aug 08, 2015 |
EVEN GABON? NO NEWS IS SHOCKING TO ME ANYMORE. SEEMS LIKE IV HEARD IT ALL. |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by sonofananimal2: 11:06am On Aug 08, 2015 |
metroparrot: ![]() |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by funmilade4real(m): 11:06am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Ok ooo |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by NaLaugh: 11:06am On Aug 08, 2015 |
I guess it is "Naija must go" season in Africa. |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by Swaggzkid: 11:07am On Aug 08, 2015 |
INTROVERT: Not really getting the point |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by MistaHumble(m): 11:07am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Welcome back home my people... Within even dey Gabon of all countries.... I dey fear naija people sha |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by Archmage(m): 11:07am On Aug 08, 2015 |
saw an interview with some of them on tv. not all of them are nigerians. ghananians, togolese n beninois make the number...... why do people like twisting facts? to make them more appealing? do some people derive joy in all these negative news about nigeria? not everything online is true, so many lies, half truths and myths flying around cyberspace. beware! 1 Like |
Re: 522 West Africans Repatriated From Gabon Over Illegal Travel Papers by j4sure(m): 11:08am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Comon Gabon Naija no they shame again 1 Like |
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