Nigeria to withdraw passports from people who renounced citizenship

The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to withdraw immediately, passports of individuals who formally renounced Nigerian citizenship.

The minister gave the directive in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Babatunde Alao,

Tunji-Ojo said the directive applied to Nigerians whose renunciation requests have been approved by President Bola Tinubu.

He cited Section 29(2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which stipulated that renunciation declarations must be registered by the President, after which the individual ceased to be a citizen.

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“Once a person ceases to be a citizen, they can no longer hold sovereign documents like the Nigerian passport,” the minister stated.

He noted that the move aligned with ongoing passport and visa reforms aimed at border security and fraud prevention.

“We are committed to securing Nigeria’s borders and ensuring only eligible citizens hold travel documents,” Tunji-Ojo stated.

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