Nigeria, March 2 -- Although the US government has identified about 3,690 Nigerians to be deported under President Donald Trump's policy of deporting undocumented migrants, it has yet to formally notify the Nigerian government, officials told PREMIUM TIMES.

This newspaper contacted the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inquire about what messages they had received from the US government about the Nigerians to be deported.

NiDCOM referred all enquiries on the topic to the foreign affairs ministry. In its response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nigeria has yet to receive official information regarding the total number of Nigerians to be deported or the date of their return.

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