“Lack of job opportunities, poverty, and corruption force thousands of young Nigerians to leave the country every year in search of better opportunities abroad. Illegal migration out of Nigeria is increasing and is largely facilitated
through forgery of passports, visas, false asylum claims, and bogus marriages. The Nigerian government has taken on a leading role in combating the illegal migration of its nationals but financial, legal, and political shortcomings hinder an effective control of the illegal movement.”
