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Title:Free movement of persons in ECOWAS and Nigeria's expulsion of illegal aliens
Author:Okolo, J. EmekaISNI
Year:1984
Periodical:The World Today: Chatham House Review
Volume:40
Issue:10
Pages:428-436
Language:English
Geographic terms:West Africa
Nigeria
Subjects:ECOWAS
freedom of movement
deportation
Abstract:On 17 January 1983, Nigeria joined three other members of ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) - Ghana, Senegal and Sierra Leone - in the expulsion of illegal immigrants residing within the bounds of their territories. Three reasons are given for Nigeria's action. For these reasons many have argued that Nigeria's action has undermined ECOWAS and that the future progress of the Community towards integration and cooperation has been blocked. This article assesses the ECOWAS protocol on free movement of persons in the light of Nigeria's action: ECOWAS Treaty and free movement of persons - What Nigeria's immigration law says - The Nigerian expulsion order - Right to order expulsion - The lessons from the expulsions - Conclusion. Notes.
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