The Chairman, Nigeria in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has revealed that seven Nigerians who took part in the #EndSARS Protest in Egypt have been scheduled for deportation.
She made this known in a series of tweets on Monday.
"Update on the eight Nigerians detained in Cairo for protesting without a permit – Seven of them are to be deported to Nigeria for lack of a resident permit. The only one that has a Residency will get final clearance from the Minister of Interior after signing an undertaking not to go against the laws of Egypt.
"The Nigerian mission in Egypt is still appealing for leniency on behalf of the seven slated for deportation.
Dabiri had refuted claims that the Nigerian government was involved in their arrest; she explained that the Nigerians were not arrested at the Nigerian Embassy but at another location.
"The eight detained Nigerians, four men, and four women were assured of decent treatment while in detention, they will be released after thorough investigations on why they flouted the laws of the land, check the status of their residence permits, and they will write an undertaking not to embark on any inimical to the Egyptian laws.
