The Nigeria Immigration Service repatriated 99 foreigners for irregular migration between July and August 2026, according to its latest operational report.
The report prepared for the Office of the National Security Adviser showed that 90 foreigners were repatriated in July, while nine others were repatriated in August.
The July figure comprised 33 Cameroonians, 38 nationals of Côte d’Ivoire, 15 Pakistanis, four Nigeriens, four Chadians, two Burkinabè, two Central Africans and one national of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The report identified irregular migration as the primary reason for the repatriations.
It said, “90 foreigners were recorded as repatriated in July, while nine were recorded in August. The cases primarily involved irregular migration, with the July records including nationals of Cameroon (33), Niger (four), Pakistan (15), Côte d’Ivoire (38), Burkina Faso (two), Chad (four), Central African Republic (two) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (one).”
