Nigeria had records of only 40,000 expatriates when we took over – Tunji-Ojo

By Omeiza Ajayi
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that when he assumed office about three years ago, official records showed only about 40,000 expatriates working in Nigeria, a figure he said was impossible for a country of 200 million people.
He spoke on Friday at the closing of a training on border control and immigration management for officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS.
“We got into a system where, by official records, we had maybe about 40,000 foreigners or whatever working in Nigeria. In a country of 200 million, that is not possible anywhere in the world.
“And when you do not have the data of those foreigners residing in your country, then...