Egypt To Deport Seven Protesters For Lack Of Resident Permits

Egyptian authorities disclosed that seven protesters would be deported to Nigeria for the lack of resident permits. <br /><br />The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) confirmed this on Monday evening in a series of tweets on its handle.<br /><br />“The Egyptian authorities have said that seven out of the eight #ENDSARS Nigerians who protested in Egypt on October 18, will be deported to Nigeria for lack of resident permits/visas,” the series of tweets began.<br /><br />According to the Chairman of the NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the “only Nigerian among them who has residency permit will get final clearance from the Egyptian Interior Minister, Mahmoud Tawfik after signing an undertaking not to partake in any unauthorised activities while still in the country.”<br /><br />She also said that the Nigerian mission in Egypt is still pleading for leniency on behalf of the seven Nigerians billed for removal. She disacknowledge the allegation that the Federal government of Nigeria is involved in the arrest, because they were not arrested at the Nigerian Embassy but at another location.<br /><br />Dabiri advised Nigerians abroad to be good ambassadors of the country by obeying the laws of their respective host nations.