Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, on Monday 2nd of November 2020, said Egypt would deport seven Nigerians for protesting without a permit.
With the ongoing protests against the activities of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, and total eradication of impunity in the Police force, Nigerians in Diaspora have joined youths in the country in raising the banner.
During the protesting in Egypt, the government authorities arrested eight Nigerians and detained them in Cairo.
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Abike via her Twitter handle, shared: “Update on the 8 Nigerians detained in Cairo for protesting without a permit 7 of them are to be deported to Nigeria for lack of resident permits. The only one that has Residency will get final clearance from the Minister of Interior.
Still, in detention with decent treatment, they will be released after thorough investigations on why they flouted the laws of the land, check the status of their residence permits, and write an undertaking not to embark on any acts against the Egyptian.
With NiDCOM monitoring the situation giving an update, the Nigerian mission will continue to engage with the Egyptian authorities to be lenient while seeing to the release of the Nigerian protesters after signing the undertaking, Sorosoke News.
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