Desperate Nigerians beg to be declared wanted to apply for asylum

Desperate Nigerians beg to be declared wanted to apply for asylum – Police

The Lagos State Police Command has revealed that some desperate Nigerians asked the police to declare them wanted in order to apply for asylum abroad.

The Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin made this revelation in a statement via his X handle on Saturday.

‘Please, declare me wanted!’

I was stupefied. I blinked and looked at him again. ‘What did you say,’ I asked.

‘Please, I want you to declare me wanted,’ he repeated.

‘Why do you want to be declared wanted,’ I inquired, amused.

‘Actually, I am applying for asylum at xyz…

— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) January 20, 2024

Hundeyin said he was stupefied when a Nigeria asked that the police declare him wanted so that he could apply for asylum.

He stated, “‘Please, declare me wanted!’ I was stupefied. I blinked and looked at him again. ‘What did you say,’ I asked.

“Please, I want you to declare me wanted,’ he repeated.

“Why do you want to be declared wanted,’ I inquired, amused.

“Actually, I am applying for asylum at xyz Embassy. During the interview, I told them that I am being persecuted to the point of being declared wanted by the Police.

“They now asked for evidence of the ‘wanted’ declaration. I can easily do the artwork but I know they will come and verify. That is why I want it from the source,” Hundeyin wrote.

Recall that the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) had in December 2023 said no fewer than 260,000 Nigerians approached the IOM for assistance to leave the country in 2023.

It was however gathered that the current rise in migration may not unconnected with the living cost in the country.

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