Four hundred Nigerians, including 90 females and 310 males, have been deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a report by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).
The deportees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by officials from the Office of the National Security Adviser, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and other relevant stakeholders.
Earlier, 103 Nigerians were deported from the Republic of Turkey. Those deportees were also received by NEMA and other stakeholders.
The group from the UAE landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Friday at 7:00 pm, arriving through the pilgrims’ wing of the airport, where they were met by Federal Government officials, led by NEMA personnel.
Additionally, 264 Nigerian passengers had their visas canceled upon arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Hajj Terminal, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 13, 2023.