The United Kingdom Government has deported 43 individuals, including failed asylum seekers and convicted foreign offenders to Nigeria and Ghana as part of its ongoing border security measures under the “Plan for Change.” According to a report published Friday on gov.uk, the deportees included 15 failed asylum seekers, 11 foreign national offenders who had completed their […]
After several diplomatic brickbats, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the repatriation of Zimbabwean Bishop, Eben K. Nhiwatawi on August 24, 2024, for violating Nigerian immigration laws. NIS was said to have apprehended Nhiwatawi in Yola, Adamawa State, after discovering he misused his tourist visa and breached immigration protocols. According to information from the Nigeria Immigration Service, Bishop Nhiwatawi entered Nigeria on August […]
South Africa government yesterday deported 97 Nigerians resident in that country. The deportation may be the climax of the xenophobic attacks against black immigrants in South Africa in which over 100 Nigerians were allegedly killed. THISDAY learnt that the 97 Nigerians were deported from South Africa for civil and criminal offences; while six of […]
Three European countries have deported 28 Nigerians a fortnight after it sent 48 back to Nigeria for various immigration offences. The 28 Nigerians were said to have been deported from three European nations for residing in those countries illegally. They were repatriated from Italy, Switzerland and Belgium. A source close to the State Security […]
