6 Britons arrested over expatriate quota over violation

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(Nigeria) The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has arrested six Britons for allegedly breaching immigration regulations regarding Nigeria's Expatriate Quota.
Immigration sources said that the six expatriates are in the employ of Tilone Subsea Limited, a marine contracting and subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) company with head office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
A source said, "Tilone Subsea had obtained resident working papers for these expatriates from the Immigration Service, who embarked on the Christmas/New Year holidays and expected to return to work early January, 2016.
"However, to the consternation of the management of the company, information got to them that the six Britons had arrived Nigeria with visas obtained on their behalf by the Tilone Subsea and proceeded to work for GMT Energy Resources Limited on-board Maersk Normad vessel at Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT) Onne, Rivers State.”
GMT Energy Resources Limited, a marine logistics/procurement support service provider in the oil and gas industry based in Lagos.
The source added, "GMT Energy Resources are contractors to a United States International Oil Company (IOC) in Nigeria with headquarters in Houston, Texas and at the time of the arrest of the six expatriates had engaged the men in working in a project for this IOC. Further investigations revealed that the IOC is ExxonMobil.”
This case is a classic example of poaching by the company in questioned (i.e. GMT Energy Resource LTD.).
"A cursory look at the Immigration Act, 2015, especially Part VIII, Sections 56 (1-7); 58; 59; and, 60 (1–5) having to do with Immigration Offences and Penalties stipulates a term of imprisonment of 10 years or fine of N2 million," the source said.


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