The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS has countered reports claiming that over 500 Nigerians were deported from the United Kingdom.
Spokesperson of the NIS, Mr. Ekpedeme King stated that the United Kingdom Government on Wednesday deported only 48 Nigerians over immigration related offences.
“Some of them have overstayed their visa,” King said.
Top immigration officials at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the 48 deportees had nothing to do with the 29,000 Nigerians that the UK was planning to deport back into the country.
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