About 85 Nigerian nationals being deported from the US were expected to arrive Lagos yesterday evening.
Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, who confirmed this in a statement, revealed that 116 others are currently in detention.
The statement, which was signed by her media aide, Magnus Eze, expressed concerns over the deportation process, calling on the US government to exercise a more humane approach.
“About 201 Nigerians are currently detained in US immigration centres and about 85 cleared for deportation”, the statement added.
Meanwhile, in a post on her official X account yesterday the Minister said the US Deportations Begin.
“It was gathered that deported Nigerians will be flown directly to Lagos State.”
According to the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., among the first batch of deportees are those serving jail terms in US prisons.
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