83 Nigerians deported from UK arrive Lagos Airport |
The deportees arrived at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, early morning of Wednesday, February 1.
Among those deported are residents whose documents had expired and prisoners
who have almost completed their prison term.
The deportees were received by Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nigeria
Immigration Service (NIS), police men and aviation security personnel.
According to Punch, the spokesperson
for the National Emergency Management Agency, South-West Zone, Ibrahim
Farinloye, said the deportees were expected to be in the country at 5 a.m.
He explained that they would arrive
through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, adding that
officials of the agency and other government workers were expected to receive
them.
Farinloye said the prisoners would
complete their jail terms in Nigeria.
He said: “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 others 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.”
Meanwhile, after the United States
placed a ban on seven Muslim majority country, Iran in a move that is considered a
reciprocal one, has placed a ban on US citizens entering the
country. Iraqi politicians on Monday, January 30 banned US citizens from
entering their country.
Kamil al-Ghrairi and Mohammed
Saadoun who are Iraqi politicians said the decision which was made at the
parliament was binding.
Although no specific numbers were
given, they said this decision was made by majority of the politicians.
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