The government of the United Kingdom has deported twenty-three
Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country. The
deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos at
about 6.a.m on Friday, March 31.
The deportees, all males, were brought back in a chartered
aircraft.
DSP Joseph Alabi, the spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police
Command, confirmed the development, NAIJ.com learnt. The deportees were
received by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), the National
Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), and the Police.
Also on ground to receive them were officials of the Federal
Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). It was learnt that the deportees were
profiled by immigration authorities and given stipends to facilitate their
transportation to their respective states.
The Italian Government on March 8, deported 37 Nigerians
from the country for similar reasons.
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