The Presidency has reacted to the recovery of the corpses of Nigerian women from Spanish warship.
A Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, expressed government’s condolences to those who lost loved ones in the tragedy.
She warned Nigerian youths against illegal migration through the Mediterranean or the desert.
She further disclosed that there were ongoing plans to unveil a comprehensive policy document to curb illegal migration.
Dabiri-Erewa said she just returned from a summit on the issue from Adis-Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.
According to her, the policy document was prepared to discourage African youths from risking their lives on the perilous journey to Europe through the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert.
She disclosed that no fewer than 5,000 Nigerians who emigrated illegally had been brought back to the country in the last six months.
Dabiri-Erewa said, “Fatalities are increasing on the Mediterranean because the smugglers are using smaller boats.
“I just returned from a summit in Adis-Ababa where we are coming up with a comprehensive irregular migration document . By July next year, a formal document would be unveiled. I hope it would assist in checking the sad trends.
“The migrants are going over there to work, so there is a way it could be properly regularised.
“Unfortunately, the part of Europe they are migrating to is no longer interested in saving anyone; they are tired. We are appealing to our youths to stop illegal migration.”
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