The United States has deported 63 Nigerians for being in possession of illegal fire arms and residing in the country illegally. The deportees, who arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos aboard a Boeing 737 aircraft on Thursday from Miami, include seven females and 56 males were immediately handed over to the Nigerian immigration Service (NIS). The Guardian learnt that most of the deportees had lived in the U.S. for between two and 10 years. It was further gathered that 80 per cent of the deportees were illegal immigrants without valid documents. A month ago, 23 Nigerians were repatriated from Spain for purportedly staying in the country illegally while Ireland and Spain in June equally deported 155 Nigerians, including infants. No fewer than 1,063 Nigerians have so far been deported in the last six months.

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