Section 98: Treatment of smuggled migrants.

The Service shall ensure that-(a) a smuggled migrant is not subjected to discriminatory treatment on account of race, colour, gender, age, language, religion, political or other opinion, cultural beliefs or practices, national, ethnic or social origin, property, birth or other status, including his status as a smuggled migrant ;
(b) a smuggled migrant has access to adequate health and other social services during the period of his temporary residence in Nigeria ;
(c) a smuggled migrant has access to the embassy or consulate of the country of which he is a citizen or where there is no embassy or consulate, to the diplomatic representative of the State that takes charge of the country's interest or nationals, to protect him ;
(d) a smuggled migrant is able to return home safely, if he wishes and when lre is able to do so ;
(e) a smuggled migrant is not denied temporary residence visas during the pendency of any criminal, civil or other legal actions ;
(f)
investigation, detection, gathering and interpretation of evidence are conducted in such a manner as to minimize intrusion into the personal history of a smuggled migrant;
(g) the identity of a person smuggled is protected ;
(h)
the use of any person's history of being smuggled to discriminate or cause harm to such person, his family or his friends in any way whatsoever, particularly with regard to freedom of movement, marriage or search for gainful employment, is prohibited ;
(i) steps are taken to maintain and rehabilitate facilities provided for smuggled migrants; and
(j) a smuggled migrant and his family are protected from intimidation, threats, and reprisals from smugglers and their associates, including reprisals from persons in position of authority.