Over 300 Nigerians are stuck in the United Arab Emirates and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided explanations for why it is taking so long to evacuate them. The Ministry announced that it was collaborating with the Nigerian Mission and UAE authorities to help Nigerians who were stuck in the country for a variety of reasons, including overstaying, losing their passports, not having the proper documentation, especially in the case of infants, and having cases with the Emirati police that were still pending. Francisca Omayuli, the ministry's spokeswoman, announced this in a statement. The FG noted that before repatriation, the relevant Emirati authorities had to finalize the procedures for removing Nigerians who were stuck there for a variety of reasons.
The Federal Government of Nigeria was alerted to rumors spreading on social media that the Nigerian Mission in the United Arab Emirates had abandoned some stranded Nigerians there and was making it impossible for them to travel back home. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian Mission have been working diligently with the UAE authorities to assist over 300 Nigerians who are stuck in the country for a variety of reasons, from overstaying, lost passports, and lack of documentation, especially in the case of infants, to pending cases with the Emirati Police. The allegation is completely untrue and misleading. "The concerned Nigerians are among the nationals of other African nations detained at the holding facility of Al Aweer Immigration Office, pending the evaluation of their cases and the resolution of the legal processes by the competent authorities before repatriation." Since the story's beginning on August 15, 2022, the Nigerian Mission has been hard at work compiling information about the stranded Nigerians in order to provide Emergency Travel Certificates to those of them without means of identification.
The majority of people who overstay their visas and are therefore subject to fines will have their immigration documents processed by the UAE authorities, on the other hand. There are fines of over $10,000 per person against some of the affected Nigerians. The UAE Government is willing to forgive fines for people who are unable to pay, but only if a 10-year visa ban is also imposed. Those who are being held by the police on other suspected violations must be released, while those without identity, particularly infants, will go through legal processes for correction. Before affected Nigerians are repatriated by the Federal Government, the various processes listed above must be completed by the pertinent Emirati authorities. The Federal Government wants to take advantage of this chance to urge Nigerians living in the UAE to uphold the law and refrain from doing any activities that would cause them immense suffering.
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