“7,436 Nigerians Crossed European Borders Illegally In 2015”- European Union

The European Union on Monday, November 11, revealed that  7,436 Nigerians crossed into Europe from Nigeria illegally in the second quarter of 2015.

EU Deputy Head of Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Richard Young, disclosed this on the side line of a news briefing on migration in Abuja.

He explained that the figure was the number of irregular migrants that were officially recorded by the EU Border Agency, Frontex.

Young said that out of the 7,436 immigrants, 7,124 illegally crossed through the sea borders into Europe during the period.
He said the agency recorded a total of 170,155 migrants that illegally crossed the borders into Europe from various countries in the period.

“In this situation, they are referred to as irregular immigrants in the sense that they crossed the border illegally but may have a right of asylum.