14,000 Nigerians face deportation from Germany

The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has said that at least 14,000 Nigerians living in Germany and seeking asylum risk deportation for lack of identification cards.

According to Scholz, approximately 12,500 Nigerians are in a condition of tolerance in Germany as a result of the Nigerian government’s reluctance to admit people without the necessary identity documents.

The German Chancellor, who made this explanation while speaking during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, said “The current spike in Nigerians filing initial asylum claims in 2023 has sparked worries.”

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“We are prepared to collaborate in order to enhance migration,” adding that Germany would be happy to send back any Nigerian national who had behaved well.

In his reaction, President Tinubu alluded to the potential for cooperation in order to resolve the matter of the impending deportation.