The Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has warned Nigerians against migrating to countries worse than Nigeria.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa made the appeal on Thursday while reacting to a viral video of Nigerian women who are in prison in Mali.
In the video, the women, who are mostly Nigerians were pleading for the federal government’s intervention for the Mali government to release them.
Mrs Dabiri-Erewa appealed to bloggers and influencers to help the federal government in its sensitization efforts to prevent citizens from migrating to countries that are worse than Nigeria.
“Please, we appeal to bloggers and influencers. Help us appeal to Nigerians that where you are running to is worse than where you are running from (Nigeria),” Dabiri-Erewa said.
Giving more details on the viral video on her X handle, the NiDCOM chairperson explained that it was regrettable that some of the women in the viral video had been saved from Mali by the government, but returned to Mali.
“I want to address a viral video of some girls shouting from a prison in Mali, asking to be returned home. Some time ago, the Chief of Defence Staff helped us bring back some girls.
“We have identified some of these girls are some of those brought back that time. That they found themselves back in Mali is shocking.
“We want to appeal. We need to obey the laws of other countries. Crime and criminality, irregularities migration, is very deadly now. As much as the mission in Mali is working to see if they can bring people back,” Dabiri-Erewa added.
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