From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described illegal migration as a journey not with it and has urged Nigerians travelling abroad to do so legitimately, and with proper documentation to avoid unpleasant consequences.
The Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit,
NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, in a statement, said
Dabiri-Erewa made the plea when she visited some Nigerians in one of the shelters in Brampton, Canada.
She sympathised with their condition and urged others planning to travel without proper documentation, arrive the country to seek asylum, to desist, as the situation is getting tougher in many countries, adding that “ it is just not worth it, more often than not”.
She said migration is a human right issue but must be done legitimately and not irregularly.
Pastor Vivian Eruka , who runs the Bethel food bank and works with those in Shelters , informed that the Mayor of Brampton promised to make 800 more beds available and shelter.
Wale Rabiu, owner of Matlock bakery donated hundreds loaves of Agege bread to the shelter inmates, while Bayo Adedosu, a Nigerian living in Canada, and an immigration consultant also gave some words of counseling, adding that they should not talk ill about their home country, Nigeria, to avoid future repercussions.
Adedosu equally urged them to be patient and law-abiding.