Published Monday, April 10 2023
Abuja: By Our Foreign Affairs CORRESPONDENT
THE CAMEROON CONSOLATE GENERAL to Nigeria urges Cameroonians living in Nigeria to stop using the Lagos State as a means of transit to Europe.
HE Bessem Manga Elizabeth (pictured above), speaking during an interview on the program “The Inside “ on Equinox television recently made the call on her compatriots in Nigeria.
“Lagos is not a transit town to Europe. Most Cameroonians come here to work so they can have money to go through the North to get to Europe. Our first headache here is those Cameroonians who come with the intentions of transiting to Europe, (from Nigeria)” she explained.
She noted that most of these Cameroonians get into problems with immigration authorities and the police.
“Most of the time, we are been called up by the police to come and identify our Cameroonian brothers for repatriation back to Cameroon. Most times, we are overwhelmed by the number of Cameroonians that come in," she explained.
The Consolate General says it is not within their mandate to carry out repatriation but due to some humanitarian reasons, they have to ensure that some persons are repatriated to Cameroon.
“Sometimes the consular services visit the prison. For example, those that go and commit offences are been held by the police. The consulate provides legal advice and sometimes even gets to the Ministry of External Relations to contact their families back in Cameroon,”. She stated.
She urges Cameroonians to respect the laws and provisions of Nigeria and any other country they move to.
She advised that Cameroonian migrants should get all their legal documents and papers before moving into another country in other to make their stay favourable.
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