Wednesday, 09 February 2011

EIGHTY-FIVE Nigerians were on Tuesday deported to the country from Europe.

Among the deportees were 56 males, 19 females and 10 children who were said to have committed several immigration offences, credit card fraud, and other social vices.

The children were a pitiable sight to behold, as some of them of about 10 and 15 years old gazed into space, not sure of what the future holds for them.

According to information gathered, the deportees arrived as early as 6.45am on Tuesday in a chartered flight with registration number TCX542/5, operated by Thomas Cook, a United Kingdom-based carrier.

They arrived through the cargo area of the Murtala Muhammed Airport , Lagos with most of them waiting to board cabs to their different destinations.

When the Nigerian Tribune visited the area around 8.40am, some of them were seen lamenting their ordeal, while others took their fate calmly, promising to perfect their papers with a view to going back.

An immigration source said the development was a routine that had continued to dent the image of the country, stressing that based on that, the service tries to dissuade people with no concrete business abroad from travelling

kids being deported?

richard10:

kids being deported?

With their parents i guess

how come none of these stories have videos or pictures because that might help people think twice about being in such a situation when they can place a face with such a story