The Federal Republic of Germany, has proposed a new process that will ensure a smooth repatriation of about 30,000 illegal Nigerian migrants.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed the proposed move yesterday in Abuja when he received in audience, the Security Adviser to the President of Germany, Dr Jan Hecker.

According to Onyeama, “they don’t have enough faith and confidence in the process that we have at the moment for the repatriation process. Some of the delays, they believe, is with the mission and consulate in Germany.
“They want to propose a completely new process of repatriation known as Return and Re-admission.”

Onyeama added that in the past two years, just about 200 Nigerians have returned to the country out of about 30,000.

He said Germans were not happy that the system we have in place is certainly not working to their satisfaction.
The new process, Onyeama further said, is basically that once all legal processes have been exhausted, Nigeria should believe in her German counterpart to make the right decision on whom should be repatriated.
He stated that as soon as the decision is taken, Germany would bring the concerned individuals to Nigeria without the involvement of the Nigerian Embassy in Germany.

Onyeama added: “They will bring them here to Nigeria and say we have gone through a process in Germany, these people are your nationals, they have exhausted all the legal processes, please take them. And it will be here on

Nigeria’s territory that any possibility will then exist to say maybe that one is not or this one is not.”
While noting that the proposed process is a complete transformation of the current process, Onyeama said apart from issuing travel documents to those to be repatriated, Germany would also be responsible for their travels.

In his remarks, Hecker said he was in Nigeria to see how both countries can intensify their bilateral relations and achieve good result, most importantly, on the issue of migration.

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Posted: at 16-05-2018 07:07 AM (5 years ago) | Addicted Hero

The only time FORIEGN nations sit down and talk to Nigeria is when it comes to the ILLEGAL MIGRATION of NIGERIANS.

No one approaches us when it comes to SERIOUS talks on TRADE, TECHNOLOGY, WORLD PEACE or FOREIGN AID (unless we are the recipients- which we ALWAYS are) etc.

It’s embarrassing! Is Nigeria so bad that 30,000 would rather CHOSE to live illegally in Germany and not in their OWN country- Nigeria?

Posted: at 16-05-2018 07:25 AM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

30000 immigrants, to add to over populated nigeria abeg make dem send dem go congo

Posted: at 16-05-2018 07:26 AM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

i hope they have prepared their bags o....

Posted: at 16-05-2018 07:43 AM (5 years ago) | Hero

30T? MORE PROBLEM TO ALREADY PROBLEM IN NAIJA.

Posted: at 16-05-2018 07:51 AM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

When I visited Germany last year, I realized that Germans don't want foreigners in their country, I was talking to police officer for direction and he was so unfriendly, I told him I don't live in Europe, I only visit, he looked at my passport and and now helped.

Posted: at 16-05-2018 08:00 AM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

nothing spoil my fellow nigerians, welcome home.

Posted: at 16-05-2018 08:41 AM (5 years ago) | Newbie

  . We don already too much hia o.

Posted: at 16-05-2018 10:17 AM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

No hard feelings. They should be ready to come home and the government should create jos for them.

Posted: at 16-05-2018 10:44 AM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

see yeye talk!! this means deport first and talk later

Posted: at 16-05-2018 10:49 AM (5 years ago) | Grande Master

Hmmmm that's why I don't like that country for anything they don't like black especially Nigerians God help them all bcos deportation is not good.

Posted: at 16-05-2018 10:59 AM (5 years ago) | Hero

Hmmmm that's why I don't like that country for anything they don't like black especially Nigerians God help them all bcos deportation is not good.

I agree. However, Nigerians DO NOT like Nigerians either. In Germany it’s called RACISM.

In Nigeria it’s called TRIBALISM.

Posted: at 16-05-2018 01:41 PM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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