About 1,000 Nigerian asylum seekers in Austria may be deported following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by Nigeria and Austria.The agreement was signed last week in Abuja by Austrian Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and Nigerian Foreign Minister Amb. Olugbenga Ashiru .
The agreement ‘exposes’ these persons who are without a clear proof of Nigerian citizenship, most of them living in Austria for many years and well integrated (but not accepted as refugees according to the Geneva convention).
The two countries pledged cooperation in security matters, a joint tackling of terrorism and training of security personnel.
Besides, the Austrian Ambassador to Nigeria Dr Stefan Scholz extolled the Sultan of Sokoto Saád Abubakar 111 for his outstanding work in interfaith cooperation and religious tolerance in Nigeria.
The Guardian learnt that although most asylum seekers of Nigerian extraction are already considered economic refugees by the Austrian authorities to the chagrin of the affected citizens, the fear is rife that should the religious, ethnic and social situation in Nigeria held to be tense deepens , Europe might be faced with an even larger number of refugees from Nigeria.
In the aftermath of his visit to Nigeria (the first by any Austrian high government official in the 50 years of bilateral relations between the two countries), Spindelegger has been quoted by foreign news agencies including the Austrian Press Agency and Austrian newspapers as saying that the Abuja agreement shall help to reduce the ‘fear’ of the readmitted, because the Nigerian government through the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and other related matters (NAPTIP) has pledged to look after them (deported asylum seekers) while Austrian companies operating in Nigeria have shown their readiness to offer training (resettlement) programmes in this regard.
Besides, the signing of the readmission agreement opens a floodgate to handle one thousand older but open cases of refused asylum seekers in Austria from Nigeria. Before the agreement, the Federal Government had not been obliged to take deported refugees back even though last year, of the 14, 416 requests for asylum, 414 were from Nigeria. http://www.freshgist.com/sitemap.xml
vivianbest33 at 14-06-2012 10:52 AM (11 years ago) (f)
WICKED PEOPLE IN A WICKED CONTRY. AFTER SIGNING FOR THEIR DEPORTATIONS, TOMMOROW YOU WILL BE LAMENTING ON KIDDNAPPERS AND ARMED ROBBERS WHERE AS THEY GAVE ROOMS FOR SUCH. KEEP ON SIGNING.
Posted: at 14-06-2012 10:52 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
aso4life1 at 14-06-2012 12:06 PM (11 years ago) (m)
So our government don sell them? I am sure they collected some money per head but they will never announce it like what they did to those people GADAFFI deported some years back when he gave each deportee $5,000 each but no money comes out, they just kill the money like that........bloody officials
if u attack my papa house, I'll retaliate but if you are peace loving,I will embrace you
Posted: at 14-06-2012 12:06 PM (11 years ago) | Hero
peacemaker1 at 14-06-2012 02:32 PM (11 years ago) (f)
NAIJA MASS DON,T MIND THIS BASTERDS ,OUR LEADERS ARE OUR MAIN PROBELMS IN EUROPE .THE AMBASSADOR OF NIGERIA IN AUSTRIA WANTED ME DOPORTED WITHOUT CLOTHS ON I WAS ON TRANSIT FROM PARIS TO POLAND . I BELIVE ALMIGHTY GOD WHO MAKE MY WAY TO EUROPE SHOW HIM THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE IS NOTTING B4 HIM. i will post the full story soon .
Posted: at 14-06-2012 02:32 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
ugochuks at 14-06-2012 02:41 PM (11 years ago) (m)
im sure those stupid racist police in austria will have a field day disgracing black ppl there,,austria is the worst place to live if its abt justice esp for black ppl, austria my foot, and the nigeria consulate in austria is the world most useless embassy, shame on our government!! shame again and woe unto them
I MISS U WHEN I KNOW U RE MISSIN ME
Posted: at 14-06-2012 02:41 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
interpo77 at 14-06-2012 03:31 PM (11 years ago) (m)
WELL IT IS NOT COMING HOME AFTER LONG YRS DEMANDING REFUGEE LIEF WAS DENIED IS BAD BUT WHAT IT MAY APPRECIATE TO THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE NATION, GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLAN FOR SUCH PPE , THEY WOULD SIGN THE ACCORD WITH NO HUMAN REFFERS, deport them home and thats all,,,,,they need rehabilitations,place to put head and what next to their lifes.... dont pray for deportation
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