No fewer than 500 Nigerians were reportedly deported by the government of the United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday.
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Vanguard was at the airport and observed that after all the necessary documentation, the deportees were taken to the main entrance of the Nacho gate where they were dispatched, while some of the deportees were received by their relatives at the same venue.
Recently, Nigeria expressed concern over UK’s plan to deport 29,000 Nigerians, and has insisted that due process be followed before Nigerians are removed from the UK.
The deportees, made of 44 males and six females, were flown into Nigeria at about 6:30 a.m. aboard a chartered B767 aircraft belonging to PITAN Airways.
The Spokesperson of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mr. Ekpedeme King, who confirmed the development, said the Nigerians were deported for immigration-related offences.
For over two weeks now, the affected Nigerians in the United Kingdom have been crying out to the Nigerian Government to come their rescue, but it appears their cry for help has fallen on deaf ears.
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More Nigerians are expected to be deported next year when an immigration policy which requires non-EU migrants who have spent more than five years working in the country to earn £35,000 (N10.5 million) per year or leave.
