85 Nigerians To Be Deported From The United Kingdom Today

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says about 85 Nigerians were to be deported by the United Kingdom to Nigeria today.

The NEMA spokesperson said the the deportees are expected to be in Nigeria at 5am Wednesday. NEMA’s Ibrahim Farinloye speaking to reporters said the deportees were expected to be in the country at 5am and that the information was that the deportees from the United Kingdom were about 85 Nigerians Some of them he said were Nigerians who haven’t completed their prison sentences in the UK. ‘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.” He said

Culled from: Vanguard Newspaper