300 Nigerians deported from Botswana!

In a “flush Nigerians policy” ongoing in Botswana, no fewer than 300 Nigerians living in the Republic of Botswana have been deported home by Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama’s administration in the past few months, after the authorities refused to renew their permits.


The angry deportees want President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Assembly to quickly look into the relations between Bostwana and Nigeria in order to ascertain the true conditions of Nigerians living in that country.

The returnees, most of whom had lived and worked in the Southern African country, said since the assumption of General Khama, whose mother was of British origin, Nigerians in that country had been subjected to dehumanising conditions and racial abuse, even when, they claimed, they had been law-abiding and of good behavior.

Alleging that the target of the Khama government had been how to get rid of innocent Nigerians pursuing a just course or doing genuine businesses in the country, they claimed that all their efforts to make the Bostwana authorities understand that they were peace-loving and not interested in criminal activities fell on deaf ears as they were only interested in sending them out without any reason.

One of the returnees said he regretted that while Nigerians were being ill-treated and enied vital resident and travel documents by the Bostwana authoritities, ironically, Nigerian government was issuing travel documents to Bostwanas just for the asking of them.

“Nigerians are not given Bostwana visa , may be, one out of every 50,while Botswanas who get Nigerian visa every week is not less than 50. Check the Lagos international Airport for your record,” he said.

Hmmm...gives cause for concern!