457 Nigerians deported in 18 months as Germany emerges EU deportation hub
DERS noted that while at least two of these deportation operations were solely enforced by Germany with coordination by the state of Bavaria, the rest were carried out as a joint EU deportation operation with Vienna, Luxembourg, Italy, Cyprus, and Poland among others.
By Nkiruka Nnorom Germany has cemented its position as the leading deportation hub for Nigerian migrants in Europe, with no fewer than 457 Nigerians forcibly returned to Nigeria in the last 18 months through 14 chartered deportation flights hosted from German cities.
DERS documented the deportation of 147 Nigerians in German-hosted joint EU charter operations, including a batch of 23 persons in May alone.
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