No fewer than
23 Nigerians landed in Lagos on Tuesday morning after being deported from Spain
for various criminal offenses.
Our
correspondent reporting from Muhammad Murtala International Airport in Lagos
gathered that nine of the deportees were involved in drug-related offenses and
were immediately handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) upon landing. Two others were deported for non-drug related criminal
activities and were handed over to the Nigerian police at the airport command.
The
remaining twelve deportees were repatriated for immigration-related offenses.
They were allowed to leave the airport after being profiled by officials of the
Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) at the Lagos Airport.
The
deportees touched down at Lagos at 6:40 a.m.
According to Saharareporters, Deputy
Superintendent of Police Joseph Alabi confirmed the development to our
correspondent, stating that 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 Nigeria Police Force. Other agencies
that received the deportees were officials the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
(FAAN) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) attached to the
Lagos airport.
Tuesday’s
deportation is coming less than a week after six European countries deported 34
Nigerians for similar offenses.
One week
ago, Libya, with assistance from the Nigerian embassy in Libya and the
International Organisation for Migration, returned 175 Nigerians from the North
African country.
In all, 232
Nigerians have been repatriated from different countries in the last one week.
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