The European Union monday said 7,436 Nigerians crossed into Europe from Nigeria illegally in the second quarter of 2015. Mr. Richard Young, EU Deputy Head of Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS,
made this known on the sideline of a news briefing on migration in
Abuja. read press release after the cut...
Richard Young explained that the figure was the number of irregular migrants
that were officially recorded by the EU Border Agency, Frontex.
He said:
He said:
“In this situation, they are referred to as irregular immigrants in the
sense that they crossed the border illegally but may have a right of
asylum.
“After all investigations are done and it is found that they do not
have the right of asylum, then they are referred to as illegal
immigrants,’’
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