Adedokun Waliyu 
The Nigerian Government has finished game plan for the arrival of 60 out of the 73 Nigerians detained in Tanzania.
As indicated by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head, Media and Public Relations Unit, Nigeria in Diaspora Commission, the Nigerians were detained on various charges,
Balogun who unveiled this through an announcement in Abuja on Wednesday, noticed that their repatriation was made conceivable by the Nigerian diplomat to Tanzania.
Balogun stated, “The Ambassador, Dr Sahobi Gada, was in Nigeria in January 2020, explicitly for this reason in the wake of having effectively made sure about an arrival of 60 out of 73 Nigerians in different detainment facilities in Tanzania. Game plans were then being made by the Ambassador for their repatriation.”
He likewise noticed that a large portion of the convicts are captured for supposed medication related offenses, while a couple of the offenses verged on migration law infringement.
He clarified that the mission had been visiting other custodial offices in Tanzania to check different Nigerians who might be serving prison terms, including that it had additionally solicited for acquittal for the detainees by virtue of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“For every one of the 73 Nigerians in the jail, the crucial paid 330, 000 shillings (N55,544) as court expenses and was constantly spoken to in court. The mission had additionally effectively arranged the repatriation of 60 detainees,” he expressed.
