The Senate on Thursday called on
the federal and state governments as well as communities across the country to
protect and help Nigerians who are victims of illegal travels out of the
country.
It declared that such assistance
and protection for Nigerians in distress in foreign countries would enable them
return home in safety.
The Senate President, Bukola
Saraki made this recommendation following a two-day Senate round-table on
irregular migration and human trafficking held in Benin, Edo state.
He said, “There is the need to
intensify collaboration and cooperation between the Nigerian government and
other governments to strengthen legal frameworks, innovative steps in dealing
with repatriation and re-integration matters, and investment in the Nigerian
economy to improve its capacity to engage its young people who may be tempted
to migrate to other countries,”
The Red Chamber also called for
awareness campaigns to dissuade gullible young Nigerians from embarking on such
dangerous journeys, as well as to demystify the perceptions that foreign lands
are the only route to wealth and happiness.”
Saraki added that law and order,
as well as regulatory agencies must be made more effective, efficient and
accountable.
He said their capacities to
prevent, arrest and prosecute traffickers and collaborators in illegal or
irregular migration should be strengthened and made impactful.
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