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Processes of consent and voluntariness in return: Tales of three Nigerian migrant returnees
by: Ngozi Louis Uzomah, Ignatius A. Madu, Chukwuedozie K. Ajaero, Eberechukwu J. Ezea | University of Nigeria
The issue of consent and voluntariness of return of failed Nigerian asylum seekers from the EU and those in transit countries has remained in contentious debate. Many asylum seekers consent to return due to pressure from and exhaustion from these countries. In many cases, despite not volunteering to return, sub-Saharan African migrants are taken without consent to embassy hearings to ascertain their identities. Lack of consent and voluntariness have occasionally led to erroneous deportation of migrants of different origin countries to Nigeria and the deportation of Nigerian migrants to the wrong country.
Distinguishing The Return Of Nigerian Migrants From The Eu And North Africa And Alternative Pathways To Their Return
by: Ngozi Louis Uzomah, Ignatius A. Madu, Chukwuedozie K. Ajaero, Eberechukwu J. Ezea | University of Nigeria
The EU has made policies and entered into partnerships with some African countries in a bid to control migration in its territory within the last two decades. These policies prioritize sending 'unqualified' migrants back to their origin countries. North African countries on the so-called ‘European migration route’ such as Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, and Algeria are copying these policies and following in the practice of sending migrants home to countries such as Nigeria, one of the prioritized origin countries for these returns. About 170 Nigerian migrants were deported from Germany,
Dynamics, environment and migration interface in Nigeria
by: Ngozi Louis Uzomah, Ignatius A. Madu, Chukwuedozie K. Ajaero | University of Nigeria
Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa and as a result, it attracts migrants from various countries in the African continent who migrate to seek better economic prospects and/or refuge from conflicts. The movement into Nigeria became prominent in the late 1970s and early 1980s when many West Africans arrived seeking employment (Yeboah, 1986). In the last two decades, migrants from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan who are fleeing conflicts in their countries have been added to the list. Both the African Union and ECOWAS free movement protocols provide the legal basis for such mixed migration (Okunade & Ogunnubi, 2019; Arhin-Sam et al., 2022). Many of the migrants use Nigeria as a transit to other parts of the world including France, Belgium, Germany and Spain…