Thirty-six Nigerians have been deported from four European countries in a joint operation that saw 41 people flown to Nigeria and Ghana.
According to the Austrian news outlet Heute.at, on Friday, “three Nigerians” were deported from Austria, while “29 Nigerians” were deported from Germany, “two Nigerians” from Luxembourg and “one Nigerian” from Hungary.
The deportees were flown out on a charter flight between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with Lagos in Nigeria and Accra in Ghana listed as the destinations.
Germany organised the operation, with Austria, Luxembourg and Hungary also participating in the charter deportation.
The report said Germany accounted for the largest number of deportees, with “35 people” on board, comprising “29 Nigerians, five Ghanaians, and one Gambian.”
