UK deported record number of Nigerians & Ghanaians in single flight

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The Home Office has confirmed that 44 Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their respective home countries on one flight on Friday.

The Home Office said that the Nigeria and Ghana deportations were part of a “major surge” in immigration enforcement and returns.

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Since Labour came to power in July, 3,600 people have been returned to various countries, including about 200 to Brazil and 46 on a flight to Vietnam and Timor-Leste. There are also regular deportation flights to Albania, Lithuania, and Romania.

One Nigerian man due to fly tried to kill himself. His cellmate, who witnessed the attempt, said he was “very traumatised” by what he had seen.

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A Home Office spokesperson said: “We have already begun delivering a major surge in immigration enforcement and returns activity to remove people with no right to be in the UK and ensure the rules are respected and enforced, with over 3,600 returned in the first two months of the new government.”

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Source: Akesse Moise Sanza Facebook

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