65 Nigerians deported from Europe


65 Nigerians deported from Europe

Posted by: Our Reporter on January 26, 2013in News9 Comments

About 65 Nigerians were yesterday deported from Europe, an official of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has disclosed.

The FAAN official, who declined to be named in print, disclosed that the Nigerians were brought home aboard a chartered flight which landed at Murtala Muhammed International Airport Cargo section in Lagos.

He explained that the Nigerians were deported from European countries of Spain, Bulgaria, Romania and the United Kingdom.

It was learnt that they were brought back home for immigration and related offences.

The source said the deportees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos about 7:40 a.m.

They were 48 males, 12 females and five children.

He explained that some of the deportees were alleged to possess invalid documents.

He said eight out of the deportees, including three females, were deported for alleged criminal offences.

He added that the eight persons were immediately arrested on arrival by policemen and taken to the Criminal Investigation Department, Nigeria Police, Ikoyi, Lagos in a Toyota pick-up with registration number “Ontario AZKC-549″.

It was learnt that five male deportees initially resisted arrest, but later succumbed.

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