The United Kingdom and Australia jointly deported 40
Nigerians (33 males and 7 females) accused of committing immigration and
other unspecified offences. The deportees arrived at the hajj camp
area of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) at 7:25a.m yesterday, with chartered aircraft and an Air Seychelles flight. The Nigerian Immigration Service confirmed the deportation.
It is reported that some of the deportees were reluctant
to undergo the collection of their fingerprints for data purpose. They
refused to answer questions or talk to anybody and were ready to abscond
unnoticed. Nevertheless, the NIS officers continued with the
documentation of those ready and they were later allowed to leave the
airport.