Chinese government had agreed to issue exit visas to Nigerians resident in China illegally, to enable them leave the country without molestation, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The development is coming on the heels of street protests last week, over the death of two Nigerians who jumped out of a window to escape police clampdown of illegal migrants in Guangzhou Province.
This is as Chinese Embassy in Abuja, has said it was yet to receive detailed information on the alleged death of a Nigerian, Emmanuel Egisimba, in the Chinese town of Guangzhou last Wednesday.
The Embassy’s Spokesman, Mr Peng Yijun, said they are still waiting for confirmation and approval from Beijing before any reaction could be sent to that effect.
"There is an agreement in principle with the Chinese authority to issue exit visas to Nigerians who have overstayed without arresting and clamping them into jail,'' Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ayo Olukanni, told NAN yesterday in Abuja.
'This is what the Nigerian mission in China is currently negotiating. The mission is working with the Nigerian community to ensure that the list of those affected is compiled for necessary issuing of the visas,'' he said.
Olukanni denied that two Nigerians died after jumping through a window.
'No Nigerian died. The two people, Mr Ndubusisi Ohaneme sustained some injuries and had been discharged from the hospital, while Emmanuel Okoro, who was in intensive care, is now out and is in stable condition in the hospital,'' he said.
According to Olukanni, nearly 20,000 Africans, including 5,000 Nigerians, reside in the Guangzhou Province, adding that in recent times, the Chinese had embarked on an exercise to `flush' out those staying illegally.
He advised Nigerians against overstaying their visas to avoid harassment from the security personnel of their host countries.

God help my Igbo brothers.
May they jump out and land unharmed
Amen!

thats a welcome developement.

source please

bombay:

Chinese government had agreed to issue exit visas to Nigerians resident in China illegally, to enable them leave the country without molestation, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

the thread title is misleading.

Exit visa is different from regular visa.

One would think they're being issued a permanent stay, going by the topic.

So you need a visa to exit China? na wa.

This can only happen to Nigeria because our government has no mouth.
There are illegal immigrants in every corner of earth.

There are hundreds of thousnads of Immigrants here in Europe and America.
So why are they much interested in issueing people exit Visas ?

Why wont they negotiate to give them resident permit?

Rubbish!

Source pls.The article is not clear,do they need a visa for leave China?are they issuing them resident permit or

This is indeed a welcome development and i read through THISDAY Newspaper online( http://odili.net/news/source/2009/jul/22/207.html ) about this new trend.

Well, my major concern is for those incarcerated illegal immigrants of African origin especially Nigerians, what will be their fate?

Some of them have been there for more a year because of lack fund to pay the fine(Over-stay) of about $900 to the (Chinese)Guangzhou immigration and also buy their one way ticket to Nigeria, which is about $900, total $1,800.
Most of them need intensive medical care.

I am using this medium to urge the Federal Government of Nigeria and other African leaders to wake-up from their slumber and focus more on developing our dear motherland NIGERIA.
If there is meaningful development by way of job creation in Nigeria and infrastructural growth, i believe it will go a long way in transmuting the mindset of Nigerian youths.

However, i advice that Nigerians in the diaspora should please be law abiding and show good examples anywhere there are because we are great people of a great nation.
Long Nigerians and long Federal Republic of Nigeria.

TheSeeker:

China of all country is sending people out of their country? Imagine! When there are lots in America and Europe. Rubbish! Anyways, where won't you find Nigerians? Even in hell fire they have the highest population

NIGERIA WE HAIL THEE