The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged the United States of America to follow laid down convention on deportation of persons in repatriating immigrants in their country.

This is as it expressed the concerns of Nigerians over the likely suspension of the Drop Box Visa System of the US Government.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu stated these when the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr. paid her a courtesy visit at the Tafawa Balewa House, Abuja.Amb. Odumegwu-Ojukwu bemoaned the emotional and financial pains that many Nigerians in the United States were already experiencing since the new administration of the country indicated its resolve to repatriate some categories of people from the US.

She stated that the effect was far-reaching even to the hinterlands of Nigeria where for instance, several families including children relied on remittances from the US for their survival and education.

Highlighting that Nigerians in the US deserved dignified repatriation, the minister asked the US Government to find a way of ameliorating the trauma of those to be deported including allowing them ample opportunity to retrieve their assets in America.

“With the new administration in the US, we want a situation where there will be commitments. If there will be repatriation, we want dignified return.

“At the moment, we’re told that about 201 Nigerian nationals are in US immigration camps, and about 85 have been cleared for deportation.

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