“Many are the afflictions of Nigerians”, said a Lagos based migration expert, Osita Osemene, as he reacted to the Federal Government’s recent revelation that over 3000 Nigerians had been repatriated from Chad, Niger, Cameroon in the last six months.
DAILY POST reports that migration has been growing exponentially as Nigerians try to escape hunger, starvation and the unprecedented insecurity in the land.
Last week, the Federal Government reported that about 3,000 Nigerians have been repatriated from Chad, Cameroon and Niger since the beginning of the year.
The Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Tijani Ahmed, stated this during the commemoration of World Refugee Day, recently in Abuja.
He added that NCFRMI had been instrumental in the reception and registration of asylum seekers from Cameroon living in Adamawa, Cross River, Benue, Taraba, Akwa Ibom and Nigeriens living in Borno and Yobe states.
“About 3,000 Nigerian refugees were voluntarily repatriated back to Nigeria in Borno State in January 2026. Efforts are in place to sign a tripartite agreement for the voluntary return of Nigerian refugees in Niger Republic,” he said.
Ahmed expressed worry over what he termed the ‘tragic images’ coming from Sudan, Syria, Cameroon, the Republic of Niger, Turkey, Eastern DRC and the Middle East, stressing that they depict global volatility and have the potential to add to the backlog of humanitarian demands on the country.
He noted that Nigeria, through the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has strived to respect
