The
spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command has confirmed the arrival
of the latest deported Nigerians from Europe and Libya after almost a
month break due to the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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23 Nigerians deported from Spain for committing various offences
Tuesday arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMlA,
Lagos, Vanguard reports.
This is the third deportation of Nigerians from Europe and Libya
after almost a month break due to the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
DSP Joseph Alabi, the spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command
who confirmed the arrival said the deportees, comprising of 21 males
and two females, were brought back in a Privilege Style aircraft with
registration number EC-IZO.
According to Alabi,“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
present to receive them were officials the Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria (FAAN) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)”.
He also said; “Nine of the suspects, who were deported for
drug-related offences, were handed over to the NDLEA.Two others who were
deported for criminal offences, were handed over to the police. And the
remaining 12 deportees, who allegedly committed immigration-related
offences, were profiled and allowed to go to their respective
destinations”.
Recall that 34 Nigerians were last week also deported from six European countries for committing immigration-related offences. They
were deported from Switzerland, Germany, Iceland, Austria, Belgium and
Hungary.
The deportees, comprising of 32 males and two females, were brought back in a chartered Airblue Panorama aircraft.
Last week deportation came barely two days after 175 Nigerians who
voluntarily agreed to be deported from Libya arrived the cargo section
of the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos aboard a chartered
Nouvelair aircraft with registration number TS-INA.
The returnees, made up of 34 males, 122 females, 10 children and
nine infants, were assisted back to Nigeria by the International
Organisation for Migration (IOM9) and the Nigerian Embassy in Libya.
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