Four hundred Nigerians, including 90 females and 310 males have been deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the office of the National Security Adviser alongside the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other stakeholders.
A total of 103 Nigerians deported from the Republic of Turkiye, recently, were received by NEMA and other stakeholders. The deportees who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday at 7:00 pm through the pilgrims wing of the airport were received by Federal Government officials led by NEMA personnel.
Also, 264 Nigerian passengers were notified that their visa had been cancelled when they landed at the King Abdulaziz International Airport – Hajj Terminal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Monday, 13th November 2023. In response to these deportations, the Federal Government of Nigeria has called for calm and reassured the public.
