23 Nigerians Deported From Spain For Committing Various Offences

Barely five days after 34 Nigerians were sent home from six European countries (Switzerland, Germany, Iceland, Austria, Belgium and Hungary) for committing immigration-related offences, he Spanish Government on Tuesday deported 23 Nigerians for committing various offences in the country.

It was gathered that the new set of deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos, at about 6.40 a.m on Tuesday.

The new deportees, comprising 21 males and two females, were brought back in a privilege style aircraft with registration number EC-IZO.

DSP Joseph Alabi, the spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command, confirmed the development.

Alabi said 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 Police.

He said that others also on ground to receive them were officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).