The diplomatic row between Nigeria
and South Africa deepened on Tuesday
night as another batch of 16 South
Africans were deported from the
country. This brings to 44 the number of South
Africans deported from Nigeria in two
days. Immigration sources at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, Lagos
said the 16 deportees, who arrived in
Nigeria aboard a South African Airways
Airbus A330 at about 8:30pm, were
denied entry due “improper travel documents”. According to the sources, the exercise
was supervised by the Deputy
Controller of Immigration in charge of
the MMIA, Mrs. Rebecca Ayuba. Ayuba was said to be acting on ‘order
from above’. It was learnt that the repatriation of
South Africans might continue if their
government refuse to stop the alleged
maltreatment of Nigerians travelling to
Southern African country over a lack of
genuine yellow fever vaccination cards. Twenty-eight South Africans were sent
back home on Monday night for
improper travel documentation and
lack of travel health certificate,
according to immigration sources. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority, the aviation industry
regulator, has summoned South African
Airways and Arik Air to explains
circumstances surrounding the spate of
deportation of Nigerians travelling to South Africa. The Director-General, NCAA, Dr. Harold
Demuren, met with officials of the two
airlines in a closed-door meeting at the
agency’s headquarters at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, Lagos
on Tuesday, according to aviation industry sources. Details of the meeting could not be
ascertained as at press time. Sunnews

I love this! South Africa has been
taken US (Nigeria) for a ride for
soooooooooooooooooooo
loooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng
gggggggggggggggggg. Who did
they think they are? We spent good money to liberate them from
aparthied, we support and give
them sucour even their busniesses
like MTN IS MAKING MORE PROFI in
Nigeria than in their homeland.
Okosun and other artistes sang and risks rejections from western world
for them, what did this AIDS
invested country pay us with?
indignation and constant disrespect.
BUNCH OF INGRATES!!! More grease
to your elbow Nigerian Immigration. I lov GEJ 4 dis