The United States government on Wednesday deported 34 Nigerians back home for committing various offences in the country. The deportees, comprising 32 males and two females, arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos at about 2.30 pm aboard a chartered Omni Air International aircraft with Registration Number: W342AX. DSP Joseph Alabi, the spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command, confirmed the development to newsmen. According to Alabi said: “At about 14.30 hours (2.30 pm), we received 34 Nigerians who were brought back from the United States. They were made up of 32 males and two females.” While 25 of the deportees were alleged to have committed criminal offences, one was alleged to be involved in drug-related offence while the others were alleged to have committed immigration-related offences. Alabi said 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. Also on the ground to receive them were officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The deportees were profiled by the relevant authorities and subsequently allowed to depart to their various destinations.]]>
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