The United Kingdom and the Nigerian Government have on Thursday signed a migration agreement to support safe and legal migration between the two countries and to speed up the deportation of foreign criminals to Nigeria.
Driving the news
The UK Home Secretary Priti Patel confirmed that the migration agreement would see criminal offenders deported within five working days. The official stated in a tweet that by the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of the deal, both nations would be able to tackle the threat illegal migration poses.
What you should know
- The UK Government tried to establish such a migration agreement with the East-African country, Rwanda, but the European Court of Human Rights and Court of Appeal in London interrupted the deal at the last minute.
- The UK Home Office has established such migration agreements with Serbia, Albania and India.
- A UK official earlier stated that the European country deported about 10,000 people from January 2019 to May 2022.
- Reports say that the UK government deported 13 Nigerians to Nigeria on Thursday. While eight of them were foreign criminals, the other five overstayed their visa.