The
Government of the United Kingdom has deported 23 Nigerians for committing
immigration-related offences in the country.
The News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos at about 6.a.m on Friday.
The
deportees,who are all males, were brought back in a chartered aircraft.
DSP Joseph
Alabi, the Spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command, confirmed the
development to NAN.
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).
NAN gathered
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. (NAN)
The News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos at about 6.a.m on Friday.
The
deportees,who are all males, were brought back in a chartered aircraft.
DSP Joseph
Alabi, the Spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command, confirmed the
development to NAN.
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).
NAN gathered
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.
(NAN)
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