The Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed that it repatriated 828 foreigners to their various countries in 2024.
Interior minister, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo disclosed this at a media parley in Abuja.
While he did not list their specific offences, he said the repatriation was carried out by the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS.
The NIS estimates illegal immigrants in the country to be about 300,000 who are mostly from Chad, Niger, Benin, and Cameroun.
In the 1980s, the Shehu Shagari administration deported many illegal immigrants especially Ghanaians which was termed the ‘Ghana must Go.’
The minister stated that the residency permits of expatriates would not be automatically renewed henceforth except for special reasons.