{"id":249658,"date":"2023-02-17T14:54:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T13:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=249658"},"modified":"2023-02-17T15:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T14:23:27","slug":"saudi-arabia-arrests-800-nigerians-over-irregular-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/17\/saudi-arabia-arrests-800-nigerians-over-irregular-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia arrests 800 Nigerians over irregular migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About 800 Nigerians have been detained and arrested in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for offenses that have some connection to illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated in a statement released on Friday and signed by Gabriel Odu, Head of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission&#8217;s Public Relations Unit.<\/p>\n<p>The need to remove the illegal foreign residents was cited by the Saudi authorities as the presence of 45,458 illegal migrants in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/17\/obasanjo-hails-buhari-on-naira-redesign-says-its-good-presidency\/\">Saudi<\/a> government started its crackdown in October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government, however, urged Nigerians travelling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to do proper documentation, noting that Saudi authorities have heightened a clampdown on irregular migrants.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read, \u201cThe attention of the Management of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, has been drawn to a communication from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Saudi Arabian authorities intensifying crackdown on undocumented foreigners in their Country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Letter stated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has between October and December 2022, intensified joint operations across the Country targeted at riding the Kingdom of undocumented irregular migrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the Communication to the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Saudi Arabian government noted that about 45,458 foreigners ranging from violation of residency rules, illegal border crossing attempts and irregular migrants for labour-related offences are in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNiDCOM therefore, urges Nigerians travelling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia without proper documentation not to do so as Saudi authorities have heightened a clamp down on irregular migrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has about 800 Nigerians arrested and detained for various offences particularly Consular issues since the clampdown began in October 2022..<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough the Nigerian Embassy in Saudi is intervening in this matter, NiDCOM urges Nigerians to resist breaking the laws of other countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the same vein, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has appealed to the United Arab Emirates President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to lift the suspension of the blanket visa ban on Nigerians travelling to the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe commission has appealed to Nigerian citizens that if they must travel, they should travel with proper documentation and legitimately too.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 800 Nigerians have been detained and arrested in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for offenses that have some connection to illegal immigration. 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