Six Nigerians on tourists to Cape Verde have been detained by the authorities.

The Six, David James Udoh, Lily Dada, Oghenero Adaware, Sherifat Abimbola Ogundairo and Jesutomi Aina, and the travel agent / tourist company, are said to have been detained for not having enough funds.

Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) announced their arrest today in an X post.

‘The attention of the organization has beendrawn to a case of six Nigerian tourists that travelled from Senegal to Cape Verde Island on a vacation, On arrival at Cape Verde, they were pulled out of the line’.

They were accused of not having enough funds and their phones confiscated. They were subsequently locked up in an immigration deportation camp at the airport .

The Nigerian in Disaporal Commission led by Honora Le Abuke Dabiri condemned the action and says detained Nigerians are currently in distress:

‘Reports from the immigration detention centre indicate that they are going through distress and trauma with one of them having a medical condition without access to his drugs’.

‘We appeal to the Immigration authorities in Cape Verde to please treat the tourists with respect and dignity and put them on the next immediate return flight to Dakar for onward connection back to Nigeria’.

‘The families of these young Nigerians ranging between 25 and 31 years have been expectedly worried about the safety of their children’.

‘The matter has also been reported to the Consular and Migration directorate in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She concluded.