It would appear that Nigeria is turning out to be a country whose commitment to achieving even the most basic social policy and set goal is daily being brought to question, giving its citizens stress where comfort will have been more easily served.

The move by the Federal Government to electronically register illegal migrants in the country has come under criticism, with some observers describing it as a backdoor to unleash an “army of occupation” on Nigerians.

A group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, requesting him to refer the unlawful deaths...