The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has confirmed that 800 Nigerians are among 45,458 foreigners arrested in the country in the last two months.
The country said the foreigners were arrested over offences ranging from violation of residency rules, illegal border crossing attempts and irregular migrants for labour-related offences.
As a result of the arrest, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, has cautioned Nigerians not to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia without proper documentation.
A statement by NiDCOM said its attention had been drawn to a communication from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Saudi Arabian authorities, intensifying the crackdown on undocumented foreigners in their country.
The letter stated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between October and December 2022, intensified joint operations across the country targeted at ridding the kingdom of undocumented irregular migrants.
NiDCOM said though the Nigerian Embassy in Saudi was intervening in this matter, it urged Nigerians to resist breaking the laws of other countries.
The commission, however, appealed to Nigerian citizens that if they must travel, they should travel with proper documentation.
