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43 ‘criminal’ Nigerians deported from Europe arrive Lagos
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) welcomed no fewer than 43 Nigerians who were deported for crimes like immigration offences and unruly behaviour from three European countries namely Germany, Belgium and Italy.
The deported Nigerians, who are all male, arrived Murtala Muhammed International Airport in a Hi-Fly chartered Airbus 330 with registration number CS-TQW amid tight security.
Confirming the arrival of the deportees, Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sidi, the Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said 33 of the deportees were from Italy, while the other seven and another three were deported from Germany and Italy, respectively.
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The DG who was represented by Dr Onimode Bandele, the Deputy Director, Search and Rescue, NEMA, said NEMA and other sister agencies were at the airport to receive the deportees.
“They were deported for committing various offences in their host countries and as you can see; our agencies are here to do the needful.
“As a responsible government, we cannot just leave our citizens to enter the country without giving them a good welcome and assisting them to get back to their families,” he said.
The statement by Sidi also advised Nigerians to stay in the country and join hands with others to develop it together.
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Balarabe musa
February 24, 2017 at 3:19 pm
Greed took them abroad all in the name of finding greener pastures. You better look for jobs to do and those with small money on them should set up a business so they won’t constitute nuisance to the society and I think security agencies should mount survelliance on them because such persons are prone to perpetrate evil.
seyi jelili
February 24, 2017 at 3:25 pm
They are welcome to naija, where they will be faced with reality of no President, no constant electricity, no good roads, poor water supply as most of them would have to go far to fetch water, and so many irregularities they never witnessed there . Sons of a bitch are highly welcome back home.
JOHNSON PETER
February 24, 2017 at 3:29 pm
Lol. We have president o. Only that our president rules us from UK as you would recall that UK was our coloniser so they have decided to colonize our president again so we can negotiate a new Independence Day to release buhari back to us.
Roland Uchendu Pele
February 24, 2017 at 4:42 pm
“As a responsible government, we cannot just leave our citizens to enter the country without giving them a good welcome and assisting them to get back to their families,”
I hope we get to check them well. They shouldn’t bring their ‘criminal’ mind to corrupt the innocent ones at home o!
Animashaun Ayodeji
February 24, 2017 at 7:18 pm
It’s not like this government is that caring, they only did that so that the local media and international media in particular can feel the government cares and Cherish its people. All na wash abegi!
Margret Dickson
February 24, 2017 at 6:06 pm
It is an act of irresponsibility to leave Nigeria to disgrace oneself in another country. Nigerian government should beware of the deportees, and know the types of crimes they all committed before they were thrown back to Nigeria.
Prakash Kalidoss
February 26, 2017 at 6:11 am
You Nigerian have no ethics and dignity, you guys cheat innocent allover the world, do all sorts of illegal activities in your host country like cheating, selling drugs, Brothel, online fraud, no respect to you. Nigerian