NiDCOM condemns inhumane treatment of Nigerian girls in india

…demands contiguous probe and justice

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja

The Nigerians successful Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has expressed heavy distress implicit reports alleging the rape, assault, and forced medication of chartless substances connected Nigerian girls held successful deportation camps successful New Delhi, India.

In a property connection signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director, Media, Public Relations and Protocols, connected Tuesday, the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, powerfully condemned the reported abuses, describing them arsenic inhumane attraction and sedate violations of dignity and cardinal quality rights.

According to disturbing accounts and videos shared by immoderate of the victims, the young women are allegedly subjected to intersexual violence, carnal abuse, intimidation, and exploitation. 

NiDCOM said specified acts are some heartbreaking and unacceptable.

She added that the Commission was alarmed by claims of corrupt practices involving middlemen and definite groups, which worsen the plight of Nigerian citizens done exploitation and extortion.

She said, “Nigerian citizens, wherever they are successful the world, indispensable not beryllium treated arsenic little than human, nor should their vulnerability beryllium exploited nether the guise of migration procedures.

“We telephone connected the Government of India to urgently analyse these allegations, adjacent down immoderate channels of exploitation, and guarantee the information and dignity of Nigerians wrong its borders.

“If verified, specified actions not lone endanger lives but besides undermine justness and owed process.”

NiDCOM reassured victims and their families that the reports would not beryllium ignored. 

The connection besides noted that the Commission is already engaging with the Nigerian High Commission successful India, applicable Indian authorities, and planetary quality rights organizations to ascertain the veracity of the claims.

 It said urgent steps indispensable beryllium taken to support the victims, supply them with aesculapian and intelligence support, and bring perpetrators to justice.

NiDCOM besides expressed sympathy to those affected.

 “Our hearts spell retired to the young women and men enduring specified traumatic experiences. We basal successful solidarity with them and affirm that Nigeria volition ne'er wantonness its citizens successful their clip of need,” Dabiri-Erewa said.

The Commission promised to travel up connected the substance until justness is served and the dignity of each Nigerian safeguarded.

Earlier this year, Vanguard published a communicative titled “Nigerian Nationals successful India Beg FG: We Want to Come Home”, successful which Nigerians detained successful India alleged mistreatment, including extortion, constabulary brutality, and harsh conditions successful detention and deportation camps. 

At that time, connected June 7, 2025, NiDCOM said it had nary cognition of what was happening but assured that it would travel up.

With these caller disturbing reports, the request for urgent enactment has go adjacent much pressing, to guarantee the safety, dignity, and justness for Nigerians abroad.

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