The chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged Nigerians travelling abroad to go legitimately, and with proper documentation to avoid unpleasant consequences.
Dabiri-Erewa stated this when she visited some Nigerians in one of the shelters in Brampton, Canada.
A statement signed by director, media, public relations and protocols unit of NiDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the NiDCOM head sympathised with their condition and urged others planning to travel without proper documentation or arrive the country to seek asylum to desist, as the situation was getting tougher in many countries, adding; “It is just not worth it, more often than not.”
Pastor Vivian Eruka who runs the Bethel food bank and works with those in shelters, said the Mayor of Brampton promised to make 800 more beds available and shelter.
Owner of Matlock bakery, Wale Rabiu, donated hundreds loaves of Agege Bread to the shelter inmates, while Bayo Adedosu, a Nigerian living in Canada and an immigration consultant, gave some words of counselling, adding that they should not talk ill about their home country to avoid repercussions. Adedosu equally urged them to be patient and law abiding. NiDCOM noted that migration is a human right issue but must be done legitimately and not irregularly.
