Deporting 12,000 illegal Nigerian migrants will worsen current insecurity – Sen. Akpabio begs German govt.

Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, has appealed to the German government to not deport about 12,000 illegal Nigerian migrants into the country, saying such a move will aggravate security issues in the country.

The senate president made this call on Wednesday, 31st of January, 2024, when the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annette Gunther paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Gunther, in her address, said both Germany and Nigeria are large economies in Africa and Europe respectively, and as such can partner.

She said,

“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 own address, Akpabio noted that Nigeria is grappling with insecurity and called on Germany to work in synergy with Nigeria in the areas of security and power, to enhance the socio-political development of Nigeria.

The Senate President, then, urged Gunther to help Nigeria, Africa’s largest population in fighting insecurity as well as strengthening its economy. He begged the German government to halt its move of deporting 12,000 illegal migrants of Nigerian extraction, as this can create more insecurity in the country.

“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. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>