13 Nigerians Deported As FG, UK Sign Agreement On Safe Migration

• The new agreement is aimed at supporting safe and legal migration and speeding up the removal of foreign criminals

• On Thursday, a flight chartered by the UK government was said to have conveyed no fewer than 21 people, comprising Nigerian and Ghanaian nationals

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Government has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom on tackling illegal migration, in line with Britain’s ‘New Plan For Immigration’ policy.

UK Home Office – Britain’s lead department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime, fire, counter-terrorism, and police – disclosed this on Friday via its verified Twitter handle.

It explained that the new agreement aimed at deterring illegal migration would enable both countries to work closer together on supporting safe and legal migration and speeding up the removal of foreign criminals.

This comes amid criticism over the UK’s recently announced partnership with Rwanda to deport asylum seekers to the East African country.

The UK, however, stressed that the agreement with the Nigerian authorities would also promote ‘shared bilateral economic interests’ between both countries.

On Thursday, a flight chartered by the UK government was said to have conveyed no fewer than 21 people, comprising Nigerian and Ghanaian nationals to Lagos.

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According to BBC, 13 Nigerians were deported to Lagos while the plane proceeded to Ghana with eight citizens of the West African country. It was, however, silent on the identities of the remaining two persons.

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