Egypt To Deport 7 Nigerians Over EndSARS Protest - INSTANT NEWS

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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Egypt To Deport 7 Nigerians Over EndSARS Protest

 


8 Nigerians were arrested in Egypt in early October for protesting without a permit. They were carrying out the Egyptian leg of the #EndSARS protest.

The Nigerian Embassy in Cairo intervened in order to secure their release, but the Egyptian authorities have since discovered that 7 of them do not have residency permit and therefore they are going to deport them.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa @abikedabiri said:

Update on the 8 Nigerians detained in Cairo for protesting without a permit 7 of them are to be deported to Nigeria for for lack of resident permits.The only one that has Residency will get final clearance from the Minister of Interior

After signing an undertaking not go against laws of Egypt. The Nigerian mission in Egypt is still appealing for leniency on behalf of the seven slated for deportation

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