Visa Clearance Requirements Only Applicable To 8 Countries — NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has listed
the eight countries, which require that it gives a mandatory visa
clearance to those intending to travel to their countries.

The countries are: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Brazil,
Pakistan, Philippines and Russia.

The NDLEA disclosed the name of the countries to debunk claims
that it was introducing a levy to travellers, insisting that the
requirement from the eight countries was not new but had been in
existence for 24 years.

A statement issued yesterday by the Director, Media and
Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi noted that the attention of the
agency had been drawn to what it described as some misinformation
and misconceptions about a 24-year-old visa clearance policy, which
requires Nigerians travelling to some countries to meet certain
requirements before getting clearance from the NDLEA.

“The anti-drug law enforcement agency wishes to state as
follows: that the policy was not newly created to impose levies on
Nigerians travelling abroad but has been in existence for over 24
years.”

He added that: “The policy does not apply to all Nigerians
seeking to travel overseas but only those travelling to eight
countries, usually referred to as ‘source countries’.

“The countries include: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India,
Brazil, Pakistan, Philipines and Russia.”

He said the policy was at the behest of the ‘source countries,’
and not that of the NDLEA or Nigeria, and was designed as part of
global efforts to fight the menace of drug trafficking.

He noted that the requirements for the visa clearance being
mischievously circulated on social media are just a part of a
three-page document, which provides other detailed information on
the policy.

He said: “Nigerians can rest assured that NDLEA remains
committed to its core goal of ridding Nigeria of illicit drugs and
will not deviate from its constitutionally assigned duties.”

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has listed
the eight countries, which require that it gives a mandatory visa
clearance to those intending to travel to their countries.

The countries are: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Brazil,
Pakistan, Philippines and Russia.

The NDLEA disclosed the name of the countries to debunk claims
that it was introducing a levy to travellers, insisting that the
requirement from the eight countries was not new but had been in
existence for 24 years.

A statement issued yesterday by the Director, Media and
Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi noted that the attention of the
agency had been drawn to what it described as some misinformation
and misconceptions about a 24-year-old visa clearance policy, which
requires Nigerians travelling to some countries to meet certain
requirements before getting clearance from the NDLEA.

“The anti-drug law enforcement agency wishes to state as
follows: that the policy was not newly created to impose levies on
Nigerians travelling abroad but has been in existence for over 24
years.”

He added that: “The policy does not apply to all Nigerians
seeking to travel overseas but only those travelling to eight
countries, usually referred to as ‘source countries’.

“The countries include: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India,
Brazil, Pakistan, Philipines and Russia.”

He said the policy was at the behest of the ‘source countries,’
and not that of the NDLEA or Nigeria, and was designed as part of
global efforts to fight the menace of drug trafficking.

He noted that the requirements for the visa clearance being
mischievously circulated on social media are just a part of a
three-page document, which provides other detailed information on
the policy.

He said: “Nigerians can rest assured that NDLEA remains
committed to its core goal of ridding Nigeria of illicit drugs and
will not deviate from its constitutionally assigned duties.”