USA Deports 34 Nigerians Over Sundry Criminal Offences
For committing various offences in the country, the Government of the United States of America (USA) on Wednesday deported 34 Nigerians back to the country.
The deportees comprising 32 males and two females touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA), Lagos at about 2.30pm Wednesday, aboard a chartered Omni Air International aircraft with Registration Number: W342AX.
Speaking on the issue, spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi confirmed the development to journalists. .
Alabi said,” At about 14.30 hours (2.30pm), we received 34 Nigerians who were brought back from the United States. They were made up of 32 males and two females. “
He said the 25 of deportees were alleged to have committed criminal offences, one was allegedly involved in narcotics while the others were alleged to have committed immigration-related offences.
Alabi said 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 Police.
Also on ground to receive them were officials the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
He said the deportees were profiled by the relevant authorities and were allowed to depart to their various destinations.
The deportation from USA is coming barely two weeks that Nigeria received a batch of 171 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya through the assistance of IOM.
The returnees from Libya arrived the MMIA Ikeja Cargo Wing on the 6th June this year via Buraq Airline with registration number 5A-DMG at about 8:25 p.m and flight number UZ589.
After profiling, the returnees comprised of 70 female adults including nine pregnant women, 90 male adults, three Children and eight infants.
The Voluntary Returnees were brought from Zintan District of Libya and eight have minor health related issues.
