Over 100 Nigerians Deported From Norway, Denmark & Finland

According to a report on The Nation, over 100 Nigerians were on Wednesday deported from four Scandinavian countries for immigration and related offences. The deportees were from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. There were flown into the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, aboard a chartered aircraft that took off from Oslo, Norway, en route Madrid, Spain.

The aircraft arrived Lagos at about 6. 50pm and taxied to the cargo wing of the airport where the deportees were handed over to security agencies for documentation. Shortly after they disembarked from the aircraft, the deportees were escorted by security personnel that led them to the palace gate entrance of the cargo terminal.

It was gathered that they were returned home after they failed to secure asylum in Finland, where they have been in deportation camp. Their documents, it was learnt had been confiscated by relevant security agencies.

One of the deportees who declined to give his name alleged that Nigerian Embassy officials in Sweden connived with Norwegian authorities to facilitate their deportation. He alleged that a certain female embassy official collected over one thousand Euros per deportee from the Norwegian government to facilitate their return.

Another deportee, who also declined to give her name, said despite her being pregnant, the authorities maltreated her in Finland. The deportee said she moved to Finland to seek asylum after spending over eight years in Greece.

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