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100,000 Nigerians Live Outside Nigeria As Refugees — US by chuksoyo21(m): 6:29pm On Feb 12, 2016
Lagos — The United States Assistant Secretary for African Affairs,
Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said, yesterday, that about 100,000
Nigerians were currently living outside as refugees in neighbouring
countries.

This came on a day the Head of European Union delegation to
Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Michel Arrion, also said there were more
Nigerian nurses in Europe than in Nigeria.

Thomas-Greenfield, who announced this to journalists from across
Africa in a tele-press conference, said that Boko Haram attacks had
forced more than one million Nigerians out of their homes.
According to her, these people have serious concerns that urgently
need to be addressed.


“More than a million Nigerians have been forced from their homes.



Close to 100,000 Nigerians are living outside of Nigeria as refugees.
Thousands of families, ordinary people, have been impacted by Boko
Haram. And these people have serious concerns that urgently need to
be addressed,” she said.

The US envoy said her government had been working closely with
Nigeria and her neighbouring countries in addressing problem of
terrorism in the region.

Thomas-Linda said there was multifaceted effort in place to deal
with security issues as well as the root causes.

The U.S. representative in Africa also said that her government had
been working with and providing support for governments in the region
through the Multinational Joint Task Force.

She said: “We’re also working with governments to look at broad
economic development in the regions affected by Boko Haram by
encouraging businesses to invest in those areas. We are also working
with the governments to ensure that those who have been victims of
Boko Haram receive the assistance that they require to rebuild their
lives.”

More Nigerian nurses in Europe than in Nigeria
Meanwhile, Mr Michel Arrion, the Head of European Union Delegation
to Nigeria and ECOWAS, has said there were more Nigerian nurses in
Europe than in Nigeria.

Arrion told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, yesterday,
that the health professionals would better serve to provide and deliver
social services to Nigeria.

He said that a situation where some Nigerians travel to European
countries and remained to work was not in the interest of the country.
He said: “You give visas to students and they study in Europe and stay
in Europe. No, please go back and develop your country. I think it is
very important. We must avoid what we call brain drain.

“I always take the example of the number of Nigerian nurses in
European hospitals. There are more Nigerian nurses in European
hospitals than in Nigeria. But of course, if they go back (to Europe),
if they send back money, that’s very good.

“They (Nigerians) should be better trained (in Europe) and come
back (to Nigeria) and better serve and provide and deliver social
services to their compatriots.”


9,000 Nigerian illegal migrants in Europe



Earlier, Arrion, in a statement said that Nigeria was an important
country of origin of regular and irregular migration to the EU and its
member-states.

According to him, many of them risk their lives and perish in the
Mediterranean. The EU official explained that there were almost
9,000 Nigerian illegal migrants in Europe in 2014.

He said: “In 2014, Nigerians accounted for an estimated 8,700 of the
283,532 irregular migrants entering EU borders, many of who risked
their lives crossing the Mediterranean.

“However, majority of Nigerians enter and reside in EU legally and
millions of Diaspora Nigerians are residing in the EU.

“As a regional economic power, Nigeria is also on the receiving end
of migration, attracting an estimated three million labour workers from
neighbouring countries. In the first half of 2015, Nigerian citizens
ranked ninth of all persons granted international protection in EU’s 28
member states.

“Nigerian nationals are the most numerous among non-European
victims of trafficking in human beings and they are also the most
numerous among traffickers.”
Re: 100,000 Nigerians Live Outside Nigeria As Refugees — US by chriskosherbal(m): 6:36pm On Feb 12, 2016
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Re: 100,000 Nigerians Live Outside Nigeria As Refugees — US by brunofarad(m): 6:37pm On Feb 12, 2016
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Re: 100,000 Nigerians Live Outside Nigeria As Refugees — US by Karlovich: 6:41pm On Feb 12, 2016
The funny part is that they'll rather stay there and suffer, than come back to nigeria
Re: 100,000 Nigerians Live Outside Nigeria As Refugees — US by Mynd44: 6:42pm On Feb 12, 2016

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