Thirty-six Nigerians have been deported from four European countries as part of a coordinated operation that saw 41 people repatriated to Nigeria and Ghana.
According to Austrian news outlet Heute.at, three Nigerians were deported from Austria, 29 from Germany, two from Luxembourg and one from Hungary. The deportees were transported on a charter flight that departed between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with Lagos and Accra listed as the destinations.
Diaspora Tales reported that Germany coordinated the joint deportation exercise, with support from Austria, Luxembourg and Hungary.
The report stated that 35 deportees travelled from Germany, including 29 Nigerians, five Ghanaians and one Gambian.
One of the three Nigerians deported from Austria had reportedly been convicted previously for drug-related offences.
Meanwhile, Austria’s Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to deporting illegal residents and individuals convicted of crimes.
“The negative net migration is being continued through a consistent deportation policy. Never before have so many illegal residents and criminal offenders been removed from the country by Austrian authorities as in the first half of this year. We will continue on this necessary path undeterred,” Karner said.
