Theresa May to Unveil Measures against Illegal Migration in Nigeria

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Vincent Obia

British Prime Minister Theresa May will Wednesday unveil measures to cut illegal and unsafe migration into Europe from West Africa and support victims of modern slavery as she visits Nigeria on the second leg of her three-day whistle-stop tour of Africa, a release from the Prime Minister’s Office said.

The tour, which took the prime minister to South Africa ywsterday, from where she is expected to arrive Nigeria today, and proceed to Kenya tomorrow, is meant to boost trade with the continent ahead of next March’s consummation of Brexit.

Under the new package, migrants and victims of modern slavery will be helped to rebuild their lives in Nigeria and the UK will help Nigeria and Niger Republic to prevent trafficking across their borders. The headquarters of the UK-funded border task force has already been established at…



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