41 Nigerians were deported from the United Kingdom yesterday. “We were not even given any chance to pick any of our possessions. This is inhuman and our government will surely not do anything about it. We know them,” said some of the deportees.
The 41 Nigerians were deported from the United Kingdom for various immigration offences. They arrived at the cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos in a chartered Air bus 330 aircraft. The deportees of 33 males and 8 females were said to have been living illegally in the UK after their visas expired.
The spokesperson for the NEMA, South-West Zone, Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed that the agency was expecting 83 Nigerian deportees from the United Kingdom. “We were informed that 83 Nigerians would be deported from the United Kingdom on Wednesday morning. Some of the people affected are those who haven’t completed their prison sentences. They would be taken to Nigerian prisons to complete their terms. Although we cannot tell the various offences, we believe they could be drug-related and immigration problems. We expect that when they arrive in the country, we would be able to know the real reason for their deportation. The aircraft is expected to arrive in the country at 5am at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,” said Farinloye. He also confirmed that none of those that arrived already was serving jail sentence while in the UK.
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