No fewer than 300 Nigerians living in the Republic of Botswana have been deported home by Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama’s administration in the past few months, after the authorities refused to renew their permits.
The angry deportees want President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Assembly to quickly look into the relations between Bostwana and Nigeria in order to ascertain the true conditions of Nigerians living in that country.
The returnees, most of whom had lived and worked in the Southern African country, said since the assumption of General Khama, whose mother was of British origin, Nigerians in that country had been subjected to dehumanising conditions and racial abuse, even when, they claimed, they had been law-abiding and of good behavior.
Alleging that the target of the Khama government had been how to get rid of innocent Nigerians pursuing a just course or doing genuine businesses in the country, they claimed that all their efforts to make the Bostwana authorities understand that they were peace-loving and not interested in criminal activities fell on deaf ears as they were only interested in sending them out without any reason.
Speaking with Vanguard on the ordeals of Nigerians in the hands of the Botswana officials, Mr. Kingsley Ndubuisi from Anambra State, who returned to the country without his belongings in September, this year, said all Nigerians whose permits expired were forcefully deported, leaving their property, wives and children behind.
The most annoying of all the troubles Nigerians are facing in that country accoprding to him, is the incessant stamping of, PI, meaning Prohibited Immigrant on the passport of Nigerian nationales by the Bostwana authorities; the implication is that such a person cannot enter Bostwana again, according to Ndubuisi.
He said some of the victims of the “flush Nigerians policy” are well trained Nigerian doctors, pharmacists and businessmen such as Chinaenye Uzoho, Chinonso Opara, Dr. Henry,Vitus Kingsley Ikekwem, Chika Uzo, among others.
Ndubuisi claimed that all these Nigerians were escorted to the airport in handcuff and leg chains like notorious criminals. “There is also a pharmacist who live in Phikwe married to a Botswana citizen; he was also given Prohibited Immigrant, PI, and he is still waiting in detention for his deportation,” Ndubuisi alleged.
The returnee said he regretted that while Nigerians were being ill-treated and enied vital resident and travel documents by the Bostwana authoritities, ironically, Nigerian government was issuing travel documents to Bostwanas just for the asking of them.
“Nigerians are not given Bostwana visa , may be, one out of every 50,while Botswanas who get Nigerian visa every week is not less than 50. Check the Lagos international Airport for your record,” he said.
He alleged that the Nigerian Embassy in that country was aware of all the happenings but was doing little or nothing about the embarrassing situation, adding that except one Mallam Musa, a consulor in the embassy, who speaks often intervens on behalf of Nigerians in critical issues, the ambassador was hardly accessible, and could not do anything.
Ndubuisi alleged that during President Jonathan’s recent visit to that country, a female official attached to the Nigerian embassy warned Nigerians there not to tell the president that Nigerians’ resident permits were cancelled while they were given 30 days to leave the country, not minding their investments, families and children’s education there.
Efforts to speak with the Botswana consulate at Abuja on the issue proved abortive as officials of the embassy declined comments. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeleteIf 9ja is ok, why would someone travel to another man's country to live.
ReplyDeletewe need visionary leaders that will make Nigerians habitable for Nigerians to live.
No place be like home.
This is happening to Nigerians all around the world. May be they want all Nigerians to rerturn home to solve the problems at home. Another way to look at it is that other nations cant respect you more than you respect yourselves. Nigerians dont respect Nigerians, the government doesnt care about Nigerians, why will foriegn nation respect and care for you?
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ReplyDeleteNigerian People in general, government of Nigeria and every politicians, our attitude at home, news of different kinds of terrible human behaviors in that country affect Nigerians in the country and around the world, the way we behave at home, fighting’s at house of assemblies, the kidnappings, boko haram, lootings of public treasuries, Journalist, lawyers, Georges, police, and other armed forces, churches (pastors), Mosque (Imam), doctors, nurses, teachers, lecturers even Nigerians on the streets, and all other categories of people in Nigeria, your actions are used to george our dear country around the globe. various sad stories from Nigeria, and Nigerians around the world, like the once recently was from South Africa, UK, US, China, in fact all over the world, Nigerians are seen as a cheat terrible people.
My people we need to amend our ways of thinking and behaving in that country, and outside the country. It pained me when I hear some Nigerians also go out and disgrace the name of my dear Nigeria, including politicians. In one way or the other, it affect all of us badly, either home or abroad, either rich or poor, South, West, South-South, East, North or Middle belt. In fact, the effect will not just be for now, for only God knows how long, we don’t think for our future generation, why do we want to destroy everything before there time, my children and your children remains Nigerian, either they are born in Nigeria or elsewhere around the world. There God and my God will not forgive anyone who has contributed to the destruction of Nigeria. Imagine the least country around the world mutilate Nigerian personality and disgust Nigerians, why? Because of these our ways, nothing is working, Most people now think with their foot as they step on their brain, thinking wealth is the only way to gain pride. Everyone is angry at one another, some are busy embezzling, some are busy kidnapping etc... Yet Nigerians still praise this kind of people as they have the effrontery to still come out and talk.
We just have to think and start to amend our ways generally, Nigeria is blessed with everything but we Nigerians don't appreciate it, neither do we even realize it. We all can make Nigeria heaven on earth if we amend our ways, every Nigerian will enjoy if only we can channel our resources right. It is painful that most people can even imagine what I am talking about still, as they only think of making the money, or loot and go lavish it in another man’s country, not realizing they are developing that country for the country’s future own generation, not that of Nigeria.
If we all have focus like Dubai, not which region is the next president comes from, then other countries will respect us, as our economy grows, schools are good, power is sufficient, no news of looting, no news of kidnapping, no news of boko haram, no news of ritual killings, no news of plane crash with evident development, no more long queue at various embassies in our country. Then all countries will see us as Africans who have brain, not looters.
When you tell anyone outside the country you are a Nigerian, they will treat you with dignity. That is how it works, before we can be respected as a Nigerian, we need to put our house in order, and no country can do it for us, it is all of us, without introducing tribalism, region and politics. We all need to see ourselves as an ambassador of the country anywhere we are either home or around the world, we must be trusted and straight forward.
Nigeria will be better than Dubai, even America if only all Nigerians are so serious and focused, as we all have responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteNigerian People in general, government of Nigeria and every politicians, our attitude at home, news of different kinds of terrible human behaviors in that country affect Nigerians in the country and around the world, the way we behave at home, fighting’s at house of assemblies, the kidnappings, boko haram, lootings of public treasuries, Journalist, lawyers, Georges, police, and other armed forces, churches (pastors), Mosque (Imam), doctors, nurses, teachers, lecturers even Nigerians on the streets, and all other categories of people in Nigeria, your actions are used to george our dear country around the globe. various sad stories from Nigeria, and Nigerians around the world, like the once recently was from South Africa, UK, US, China, in fact all over the world, Nigerians are seen as a cheat terrible people.
My people we need to amend our ways of thinking and behaving in that country, and outside the country. It pained me when I hear some Nigerians also go out and disgrace the name of my dear Nigeria, including politicians. In one way or the other, it affect all of us badly, either home or abroad, either rich or poor, South, West, South-South, East, North or Middle belt. In fact, the effect will not just be for now, for only God knows how long, we don’t think for our future generation, why do we want to destroy everything before there time, my children and your children remains Nigerian, either they are born in Nigeria or elsewhere around the world. There God and my God will not forgive anyone who has contributed to the destruction of Nigeria. Imagine the least country around the world mutilate Nigerian personality and disgust Nigerians, why? Because of these our ways, nothing is working, Most people now think with their foot as they step on their brain, thinking wealth is the only way to gain pride. Everyone is angry at one another, some are busy embezzling, some are busy kidnapping etc... Yet Nigerians still praise this kind of people as they have the effrontery to still come out and talk.
We just have to think and start to amend our ways generally, Nigeria is blessed with everything but we Nigerians don't appreciate it, neither do we even realize it. We all can make Nigeria heaven on earth if we amend our ways, every Nigerian will enjoy if only we can channel our resources right. It is painful that most people can even imagine what I am talking about still, as they only think of making the money, or loot and go lavish it in another man’s country, not realizing they are developing that country for the country’s future own generation, not that of Nigeria.
If we all have focus like Dubai, not which region is the next president comes from, then other countries will respect us, as our economy grows, schools are good, power is sufficient, no news of looting, no news of kidnapping, no news of boko haram, no news of ritual killings, no news of plane crash with evident development, no more long queue at various embassies in our country. Then all countries will see us as Africans who have brain, not looters.
When you tell anyone outside the country you are a Nigerian, they will treat you with dignity. That is how it works, before we can be respected as a Nigerian, we need to put our house in order, and no country can do it for us, it is all of us, without introducing tribalism, region and politics. We all need to see ourselves as an ambassador of the country anywhere we are either home or around the world, we must be trusted and straight forward.
Nigeria will be better than Dubai, even America if only all Nigerians are so serious and focused, as we all have responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteNigerian People in general, government of Nigeria and every politicians, our attitude at home, news of different kinds of terrible human behaviors in that country affect Nigerians in the country and around the world, the way we behave at home, fighting’s at house of assemblies, the kidnappings, boko haram, lootings of public treasuries, Journalist, lawyers, Georges, police, and other armed forces, churches (pastors), Mosque (Imam), doctors, nurses, teachers, lecturers even Nigerians on the streets, and all other categories of people in Nigeria, your actions are used to george our dear country around the globe. various sad stories from Nigeria, and Nigerians around the world, like the once recently was from South Africa, UK, US, China, in fact all over the world, Nigerians are seen as a cheat terrible people.
My people we need to amend our ways of thinking and behaving in that country, and outside the country. It pained me when I hear some Nigerians also go out and disgrace the name of my dear Nigeria, including politicians. In one way or the other, it affect all of us badly, either home or abroad, either rich or poor, South, West, South-South, East, North or Middle belt. In fact, the effect will not just be for now, for only God knows how long, we don’t think for our future generation, why do we want to destroy everything before there time, my children and your children remains Nigerian, either they are born in Nigeria or elsewhere around the world. There God and my God will not forgive anyone who has contributed to the destruction of Nigeria. Imagine the least country around the world mutilate Nigerian personality and disgust Nigerians, why? Because of these our ways, nothing is working, Most people now think with their foot as they step on their brain, thinking wealth is the only way to gain pride. Everyone is angry at one another, some are busy embezzling, some are busy kidnapping etc... Yet Nigerians still praise this kind of people as they have the effrontery to still come out and talk.
We just have to think and start to amend our ways generally, Nigeria is blessed with everything but we Nigerians don't appreciate it, neither do we even realize it. We all can make Nigeria heaven on earth if we amend our ways, every Nigerian will enjoy if only we can channel our resources right. It is painful that most people can even imagine what I am talking about still, as they only think of making the money, or loot and go lavish it in another man’s country, not realizing they are developing that country for the country’s future own generation, not that of Nigeria.
If we all have focus like Dubai, not which region is the next president comes from, then other countries will respect us, as our economy grows, schools are good, power is sufficient, no news of looting, no news of kidnapping, no news of boko haram, no news of ritual killings, no news of plane crash with evident development, no more long queue at various embassies in our country. Then all countries will see us as Africans who have brain, not looters.
When you tell anyone outside the country you are a Nigerian, they will treat you with dignity. That is how it works, before we can be respected as a Nigerian, we need to put our house in order, and no country can do it for us, it is all of us, without introducing tribalism, region and politics. We all need to see ourselves as an ambassador of the country anywhere we are either home or around the world, we must be trusted and straight forward.
Nigeria will be better than Dubai, even America if only all Nigerians are so serious and focused, as we all have responsibilities.