The Federal Government has reaffirmed its refusal to accept deportees from the United States, distancing itself from recent decisions by Rwanda, Eswatini and South Sudan to take in foreign nationals expelled under Washington’s controversial “third-country deportation” policy.
Speaking to Saturday Punch, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, stressed that Nigeria’s position remains unchanged, citing national security, economic concerns and sovereignty.
“Even if other African countries are accepting deportees from the US, Nigeria will not accept them. We are a sovereign country and we take decisions only after fully analysing the implications to our national security,” Ebienfa said.