One hundred and three Nigerians deported from Turkey said they were detained for over 11 months before being deported.
The deportees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Friday evening, June 28.
As reported by The Punch, they landed at 6:45 p.m. on a Southwind Airlines flight with registration number TC-GRB.
The reason for their deportation isn’t clear as of the time of writing this report
The National Emergency Management Agency 9NEMA, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Department of State Services (DSS), the military and other government agencies were on ground to receive them at the pilgrims’ wing of the airport.
The deportees called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government to intervene as the Turkish government unfairly treated them, Channels Television reports.
The disgruntled returnees claimed they were arbitrarily arrested and sent to deportation camps without justification.
They urged the Nigerian government to intervene and recover their seized valuables.
TheNGblog recalls that an X user shared the story of a Nigerian worker in the diaspora who was unfortunately deported....[CONTINUE READING HERE ▶▶]
According to Morris Monye on the platform, the Nigerian citizen was sent back to his country for sending NSPDD to a white colleague at work.
Social media users stormed the comments section to share their thoughts about the painful situation.
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One hundred and three Nigerians deported from Turkey have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Friday evening.
The deportees landed at the pilgrims'… pic.twitter.com/eSvKxgraLf
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