{"id":106810,"date":"2023-08-05T14:28:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T13:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=106810"},"modified":"2023-08-05T14:28:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T13:28:36","slug":"1200-nigerians-die-during-illegal-migration-says-nis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/1200-nigerians-die-during-illegal-migration-says-nis\/","title":{"rendered":"1,200 Nigerians die during illegal migration, says NIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Nigerian Immigration Service has bemoaned the unnecessary deaths and hardships Nigerians face while attempting to travel outside the country through illegal means.<\/p>\n<p>The Comptroller, NIS, Ekiti State Command, Ademola Abdulrashed, who said that Nigerians could travel abroad for reasons best known to them, advised that such migration must be safe and orderly.<\/p>\n<p>Abdulrashed, who spoke in Ado Ekiti on yesterday during the grand finale of the three-day celebration of the 60th anniversary of NIS, with the theme, \u2018Enhancing seamless regular migration\u2019, said, \u201cThis Japa syndrome is a big challenge to those travelling illegal ports of exit in the quest for greener pasture\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He lamented that \u201cmany of our youths die in the Sahara Desert, Mediterranean Sea and so on which does not worth it. From available data from International Organisation for Migration, at least 1,200 Nigerians have died while trying to migrate through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea in the year 2023 alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those who survive, the dream of reaching their desired destination quickly becomes a mirage. Some spend several months, even years in cells abroad for irregular migration, while some are taken hostage by pirates who rob, maim, and sometimes rape the female japaists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the foregoing, Nigerians willing to Japa are advised to reach out to any of our offices nationwide for necessary information and guidelines to ensure safe, orderly, and regular migration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Comptroller said that NIS had in the last 60 years gone through a series of transformations taking the country from the analogue years to the digital era.<\/p>\n<p>Abdulrashed added that \u201cNIS has achieved a lot within these years in different areas of operations ranging from issuance of travel documents such as (passport, visa and residence permit), border management, migration management, national security, and several others\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Immigration Service has bemoaned the unnecessary deaths and hardships Nigerians face while attempting to travel outside the country through illegal means. 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